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Review
. 2024 Feb 9:17:100568.
doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100568. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Qualitative research in cardiac arrest research: A narrative review

Katie N Dainty  1   2
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Qualitative research in cardiac arrest research: A narrative review

Katie N Dainty. Resusc Plus. .

Abstract

Qualitative research is defined as "the study of the nature of phenomena", including "their quality, different manifestations, the context in which they appear or the perspectives from which they can be perceived". It is a methodology which is becoming extremely valuable in resuscitation science, especially in terms of improving our understanding of the true impact of sudden cardiac arrest on survivors, family members, lay responders and health care providers. This narrative review provides a high-level overview of qualitative methods as well as the current state of the qualitative evidence and key knowledge gaps in resuscitation science. It finishes with discussion of the bright future of qualitative research in our field.

Keywords: Methodology; People with lived experience; Qualitative research; Resuscitation science.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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