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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248599
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Quantität versus Qualität
Zum Stand der Methodendebatte in der VersorgungsforschungQuantity Versus QualityA Review on Current Methodological Dispute in Health Services ResearchPublikationsverlauf
Publikationsdatum:
30. September 2010 (online)


Zusammenfassung
Anliegen Systematischer Überblick zum Anteil qualitativer und quantitativer Originalarbeiten zur Versorgungsforschung in 2 deutschsprachigen Zeitschriften Methode Literaturrecherche in diesen Zeitschriften in den Jahren 2008 und 2009. Ergebnisse Ungefähr die Hälfte aller Publikationen beschäftigt sich mit Versorgungsforschung. Ein Fünftel der Artikel verwendet zumindest anteilig qualitative Methoden. Es gibt Teilgebiete, in denen qualitative Methoden besonders häufig verwendet werden. Schlussfolgerungen Es dominieren bei der Verknüpfung qualitativer und quantitativer Methodik sequenzielle Designs. Mit dem Konzept der Triangulation liegt die Möglichkeit verbunden, die bestehende Gegensätzlichkeit der Methoden zu überwinden. Die Wahl der Methodik sollte fragestellunggeleitet erfolgen.
Abstract
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of qualitative and quantitative research papers on health services research in two German journals. Methods All publications of the two journals were viewed. Only empirical research papers were included. It was then assessed whether they dealt with health services research and what methodology was used to collect and analyse data. Results About half of all published empirical papers dealt with health services research. Of those, slightly over 20 % used qualitative methods at least partially. Ordered by topic, qualitative data collection and analysis is especially common in the fields of phenomenology, treatment determinants and treatment outcome. Conclusions Sole qualitative methodology is still used rather seldom in health services research. Attempts to include quantitative as well as qualitative approaches are limited to sequential design, lowering the independent value of both approaches. The concept of triangulation yields the possibility to overcome paradigm based dichotomies. However, the choice of methodology ought to be based primarily on the research question.
Schlüsselwörter
Forschungsmethodik - Versorgungsforschung - qualitative Forschung - quantitative Forschung
Keywords
health services research - qualitative research - quantitative research