"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2014 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2015 | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| 2016 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 2017 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2018 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2019 | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| 2020 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| 2021 | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| 2022 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 30 | 18 | 48 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Qualitative Research" by people in Profiles.
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Exploring the Perspectives of Older Adults Living With HIV on Virtual Care: Qualitative Study. JMIR Aging. 2024 Dec 04; 7:e65730.
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Veterans' Experiences of and Preferences for Patient-Centered, Measurement-Based PTSD Care. Med Care. 2024 Dec 01; 62(12 Suppl 1):S84-S90.
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Development of Self-Management Skills in 14- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions: A Qualitative Study. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Nov; 50(6):e70012.
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Nurses' perspectives for the role of play with children in an onco-hematology department: A qualitative study. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024 Nov-Dec; 79:e255-e261.
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A Qualitative Analysis of a Primary Care Medical-Legal Partnership: Impact, Barriers, and Facilitators. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Oct 25; 37(4):637-649.
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Perspectives of international experts and the Danish citizens on the 'relevant knowledge' that citizens need for making informed choices about participation in cancer screening: Qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jan; 130:108479.
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Workplace affordances and learning engagement in a Thai paediatric intensive care unit. Clin Teach. 2024 Dec; 21(6):e13821.
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Implementation of a peer-delivered opioid overdose response initiative in New York City emergency departments: Insight from multi-stakeholder qualitative interviews. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Jan; 168:209542.
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Neonatology Staffing Practices: An In-Depth Exploration of Leaders' Perspectives. J Pediatr. 2025 Jan; 276:114363.
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Use of web-based decision support to improve informed choice for chemoprevention: a qualitative analysis of pre-implementation interviews (SWOG S1904). BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 Sep 27; 24(1):272.