"Qualitative Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)
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D036301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.770.644.241.850
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2014 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2015 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2016 | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| 2017 | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2019 | 3 | 33 | 36 |
| 2020 | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| 2021 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 29 | 42 | 71 |
| 2025 | 1 | 62 | 63 |
| 2026 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Qualitative Research" by people in Profiles.
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Using "Own-Point-of-View" Video and Stimulated Recall to Reveal Physician Thought Processes: A Methodology Paper. West J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 16; 27(4):1073-1081.
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Reimagining Disaster Response: A New Vision For Community Resilience In The Texas And Louisiana Gulf Coast. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 May; 45(5):545-554.
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Modeling lifelong learning: exploring clinical teachers' skill development through the master adaptive learner?lens. Acad Med. 2026 05 01; 101(5):550-557.
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Mapping Aboriginal Mental Health Journeys Through Psychiatric Care Systems. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 05 01; 9(5):e2613904.
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Stakeholders' Attitudes on Automating Data Abstraction in a Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2026 Aug; 52(8):342-349.
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Barriers to the Implementation of Local Anesthesia for Older Adults Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 05; 74(5):1348-1357.
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Co-Design of a Sleep Improvement Intervention for Persons Living With Dementia Boarding in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70274.
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Perceptions of and barriers to equitable healthcare access for undocumented populations in Belize: a qualitative study. Int J Equity Health. 2026 Feb 12; 25(1):41.
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'In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics': reducing inappropriate antibiotic expectations and use with a provider-patient communication tool in primary care. Fam Med Community Health. 2025 11 11; 13(4).
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A Double-Edged Sword: A Qualitative Study of the Minority Tax in Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 02; 33(2):e70186.