Database searches for qualitative research.
Title | Database searches for qualitative research. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Evans D |
Journal | Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA |
Volume | 90 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 290-3 |
Date Published | 2002 Jul |
ISSN | 1536-5050 |
Keywords | Abstracting and Indexing as Topic; Databases, Bibliographic; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Information Storage and Retrieval; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research; United States |
Abstract | Interest in the role of qualitative research in evidence-based health care is growing. However, the methods currently used to identify quantitative research do not translate easily to qualitative research. This paper highlights some of the difficulties during searches of electronic databases for qualitative research. These difficulties relate to the descriptive nature of the titles used in some qualitative studies, the variable information provided in abstracts, and the differences in the indexing of these studies across databases. |
Alternate Journal | J Med Libr Assoc |