What is realist research, when should we consider it, how and why?

Sarah Mitchell^{1

2}, Zahra Ahmed³, Anne-Marie Slowther², Jane Coad⁴, Jeremy Dale²

Affiliations

¹ Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2SJ, UK s.j.mitchell@sheffield.ac.uk.
² Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK.
³ Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2SJ, UK.
⁴ School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Sarah Mitchell et al. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;107(6):448-450.

doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322017. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Sarah Mitchell^{1

2}, Zahra Ahmed³, Anne-Marie Slowther², Jane Coad⁴, Jeremy Dale²

¹ Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2SJ, UK s.j.mitchell@sheffield.ac.uk.
² Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK.
³ Oncology and Metabolism, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2SJ, UK.
⁴ School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: data collection; health services research; palliative care.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.