Mohamud Mohamud, Albarkani Alwaleed A, Masuadi Emad, Alsahly Abdullaziz A, Alkudairy Abdulaziz I, Shalabi Yazeed F, Faqih Abdulrahman, Alaukili Khaled A, Alsahli Saad J
Epidemiology, Somali Centres for Public Health, London, GBR.
Medical School, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Aug 24;15(8):e44041. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44041. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Background The importance of qualitative research in health sciences is rising. Qualitative research needs more attention from healthcare practitioners. Hence, some questions in the healthcare field may only be answered through qualitative research methodologies. In this study, we aimed to assess the knowledge, practice, and attitude among health sciences faculty about qualitative research. Methodology This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). A convenient sampling technique was used to collect data from health sciences faculty participants. Participants were included from five different colleges, i.e., College of Medicine, Applied Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, and College of Dentistry. A 20-question, self-made questionnaire was given to each participant. The questionnaire had five attitude questions, 10 knowledge questions, and five practice questions. Results A total of 236 participants completed the study questionnaire. The majority of the study participants (198, 84%) had an overall poor knowledge of qualitative research methodologies. Most participants (214, 91%) agreed that qualitative research is important in health sciences. More than half of the participants had never attended a qualitative methods workshop (140, 59%). About three-quarters of the participants (175, 74%) had never participated in a qualitative research project. Conclusions The overall knowledge and practice of qualitative research methodologies were poor among KSAU-HS health sciences faculty while they had a good attitude toward its importance in health sciences.
背景 定性研究在健康科学中的重要性日益凸显。定性研究需要医疗从业者给予更多关注。因此，医疗领域的一些问题可能只能通过定性研究方法来解答。在本研究中，我们旨在评估健康科学教员对定性研究的知识、实践和态度。方法 本横断面研究在沙特国王阿卜杜勒阿齐兹健康科学大学（KSAU - HS）开展。采用便利抽样技术从健康科学教员参与者中收集数据。参与者来自五个不同学院，即医学院、应用健康科学学院、护理学院、药学院和牙科学院。向每位参与者发放一份由20个问题组成的自制问卷。该问卷包含5个态度问题、10个知识问题和5个实践问题。结果 共有236名参与者完成了研究问卷。大多数研究参与者（198名，84%）对定性研究方法的总体了解较差。大多数参与者（214名，91%）认同定性研究在健康科学中很重要。超过一半的参与者（140名，59%）从未参加过定性方法研讨会。约四分之三的参与者（175名，74%）从未参与过定性研究项目。结论 KSAU - HS健康科学教员对定性研究方法的总体知识和实践较差，不过他们对定性研究在健康科学中的重要性态度积极。
