TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptualizing Longitudinal Mixed Methods Designs
T2 - A Methodological Review of Health Sciences Research
AU - Plano Clark, Vicki L.
AU - Anderson, Nancy
AU - Wertz, Jessica A.
AU - Zhou, Yuchun
AU - Schumacher, Karen
AU - Miaskowski, Christine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/10/22
Y1 - 2015/10/22
N2 - Longitudinal research is well suited for investigating phenomena that change over time. With the growing acceptance of mixed methods, researchers are combining qualitative and quantitative approaches within longitudinal research. However, little attention has been paid to how researchers integrate longitudinal mixed methods databases. The purpose of this methodological review was to describe how researchers combine mixed methods and longitudinal approaches in practice and delineate dimensions and issues inherent within these complex designs. We examined published empirical studies from the health sciences that self-identified as longitudinal and mixed methods. Our results identify major dimensions, variations, and issues for designing longitudinal mixed methods research and suggest recommendations for researchers interested in using this complex approach.
AB - Longitudinal research is well suited for investigating phenomena that change over time. With the growing acceptance of mixed methods, researchers are combining qualitative and quantitative approaches within longitudinal research. However, little attention has been paid to how researchers integrate longitudinal mixed methods databases. The purpose of this methodological review was to describe how researchers combine mixed methods and longitudinal approaches in practice and delineate dimensions and issues inherent within these complex designs. We examined published empirical studies from the health sciences that self-identified as longitudinal and mixed methods. Our results identify major dimensions, variations, and issues for designing longitudinal mixed methods research and suggest recommendations for researchers interested in using this complex approach.
KW - health sciences
KW - longitudinal research
KW - mixed methods designs
KW - procedural issues
KW - repeated measures
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U2 - 10.1177/1558689814543563
DO - 10.1177/1558689814543563
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942081932
SN - 1558-6898
VL - 9
SP - 297
EP - 319
JO - Journal of Mixed Methods Research
JF - Journal of Mixed Methods Research
IS - 4
ER -