Integration through connecting in explanatory sequential mixed method studies Journal Article
| Authors: | Draucker, C. B.; Rawl, S. M.; Vode, E.; Carter-Harris, L. |
| Article Title: | Integration through connecting in explanatory sequential mixed method studies |
| Abstract: | The purposes of this methods article are to (a) discuss how integration can occur through a connecting approach in explanatory sequential mixed methods studies, (b) describe a connecting strategy developed for a study testing a conceptual model to predict lung cancer screening, and (c) describe three analytic products developed by subsequent integration procedures enabled by the connecting strategy. Connecting occurs when numeric data from a quantitative strand of a study are used to select a sample to be interviewed for a subsequent qualitative strand. Because researchers often do not fully exploit numeric data for this purpose, we developed a multi-step systematic sampling strategy that produced an interview sample of eight subgroups of five persons (n = 40) whose profiles converged with or diverged from the conceptual model in specified ways. The subgroups facilitated the development of tailored interview guides, in-depth narrative summaries, and exemplar case studies to expand the quantitative findings. © The Author(s) 2020. |
| Keywords: | interview guides; mixed methods; connecting; explanatory sequential designs |
| Journal Title: | Western Journal of Nursing Research |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 0193-9459 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Date Published: | 2020-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 1137 |
| End Page: | 1147 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0193945920914647 |
| PUBMED: | 32389099 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC8355866 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 December 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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