Qualitative Research in Health Care

This fully revised and updated edition of Qualitative Research in Health Care offers a clear and accessible introduction to conducting and interpreting qualitative research, incorporating new examples, references and chapters relevant for an introductory level text. Already well established amongst health care professionals and students, this concise, practical and easy-to-use guide continues to show how qualitative research can be employed effectively and appropriately to answer some of the questions confronting health researchers today. New chapters and references include: bull; bull;Synthesising qualitative research bull;Secondary analysis of primary data bull;Ethical issues bull;Mixed research methods and integrating qualitative with quantitative techniques bull;Consensus and other methods for eliciting public and professional views and preferences bull;Conversation analysis

Catherine Pope, Senior Research Fellow, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Nicholas Mays, Professor of Health Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK