OPENING THE BLACK-BOX - AN ENCOUNTER IN THE CORRIDORS OF HEALTH-SERVICES RESEARCH

被引:34
作者
POPE, C
MAYS, N
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,INST CLIN SCI,HLTH & HLTH CARE RES UNIT,BELFAST BT12 6BJ,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
[2] UNITED MED & DENT SCH GUYS & ST THOMAS HOSP,ST THOMAS HOSP,DEPT PUBL HLTH MED,LONDON SE1 7EH,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1136/bmj.306.6873.315
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Health services research has become more prominent as a result of the NHS reforms. Both providers and purchasers want to know exactly where the money is spent and how it could be used more effectively. How best to obtain information about health services is the subject of some debate within and between disciplines engaged in such research. Because of their training doctors are often sceptical of anything other than formal clinical trials and research which produces statistical data. Some sociologists argue that another way to find out what is actually happening in the NHS is to observe people at work and talk to them. This article debates these differing views of research methods. For effective research both quantitative and qualitative approaches need to be used.
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