Kuzel A J
Fam Med. 1986 Nov-Dec;18(6):369-74.
Family medicine's stated philosophy is consistent with the philosophical basis of naturalistic inquiry, a research paradigm from the social sciences. However, the majority of published family medicine research more nearly resembles traditional biomedical research, here termed rationalistic inquiry. Adding naturalistic inquiry to family medicine's research armamentarium would be consistent with the specialty's stated philosophy and would foster investigation in areas not well addressed by the traditional biomedical approach.
家庭医学所宣称的理念与自然主义探究的哲学基础相一致，自然主义探究是社会科学中的一种研究范式。然而，大多数已发表的家庭医学研究更类似于传统生物医学研究，在此称之为理性主义探究。将自然主义探究纳入家庭医学的研究工具库将与该专业所宣称的理念相一致，并将促进在传统生物医学方法未充分涉及的领域开展研究。
