TY - JOUR
T1 - Qualitative research in organ transplantation
T2 - Recent contributions to clinical care and policy
AU - Tong, Allison
AU - Chapman, Jeremy
AU - Israny, Ajay
AU - Gordon, Elisa
AU - Craig, Jonathan
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Qualitative studies remain relatively uncommon in the transplant literature but are an important approach contributing unique strengths in some areas of research. With the increased focus on patient-centered research and decision-making, it is timely to review qualitative research in the context of transplantation. While quantitative research addresses questions about the effectiveness of interventions or associations between risk factors and outcomes, qualitative research has an equal and complementary role in providing understanding about people's behaviors, attitudes, and values. Qualitative research has provided insights into some of the important but elusive questions in transplantation, including the sources of barriers to organ donation and inequities in access to transplantation, nonadherence to immunosuppressive regimens, and complex psychosocial outcomes. This review highlights recent contributions of qualitative research to transplantation practice and policy, and identifies key principles to guide qualitative research appraisal. Qualitative research provides insights into some of the important but elusive questions in transplantation, and this review highlights recent contributions of qualitative research to transplantation practice and policy, identifying key principles to guide qualitative research appraisal.
AB - Qualitative studies remain relatively uncommon in the transplant literature but are an important approach contributing unique strengths in some areas of research. With the increased focus on patient-centered research and decision-making, it is timely to review qualitative research in the context of transplantation. While quantitative research addresses questions about the effectiveness of interventions or associations between risk factors and outcomes, qualitative research has an equal and complementary role in providing understanding about people's behaviors, attitudes, and values. Qualitative research has provided insights into some of the important but elusive questions in transplantation, including the sources of barriers to organ donation and inequities in access to transplantation, nonadherence to immunosuppressive regimens, and complex psychosocial outcomes. This review highlights recent contributions of qualitative research to transplantation practice and policy, and identifies key principles to guide qualitative research appraisal. Qualitative research provides insights into some of the important but elusive questions in transplantation, and this review highlights recent contributions of qualitative research to transplantation practice and policy, identifying key principles to guide qualitative research appraisal.
KW - Attitudes
KW - focus groups
KW - interviews
KW - qualitative research
KW - research methods
KW - surveys
KW - transplantation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878484155&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/ajt.12239
DO - 10.1111/ajt.12239
M3 - Review article
VL - 13
SP - 1390
EP - 1399
JO - American Journal of Transplantation
JF - American Journal of Transplantation
SN - 1600-6135
IS - 6
ER -