Why is Qualitative Research Necessary in Medicine and Some Prejudices Against It?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Communication Design and Management, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
² University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, TURKEY; Chair of the Disaster Commission of the Turkish Emergency Medicine Association, Ankara, TURKEY.

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Figen Ünal Çolak et al. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2024 Aug.

. 2024 Aug;39(4):318-319.

doi: 10.1017/S1049023X24000591. Epub 2024 Dec 12.

¹ Department of Communication Design and Management, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
² University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, TURKEY; Chair of the Disaster Commission of the Turkish Emergency Medicine Association, Ankara, TURKEY.

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Keywords: medicine; purposeful sampling; qualitative research; quantitative paradigm.

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