1st Edition
Qualitative Health Research A Practical Guide for Clinical Practitioners
Cover image: Laysa II, credit to John Lancaster
One : Introduction – the clinician researcher
Two : Quality improvement: differentiating audit, service evaluation, and research
Three : Theory in qualitative research
Four: Evidence based practice and practice-based evidence
Five: Planning a project
Six: Types of qualitative research
Seven: Working with gatekeepers, stakeholders and experts by experience
Eight : Ethics and integrity
Nine : Dual roles – the clinician and researcher role
Ten: Sampling and recruitment
Eleven: Sensitivity, vulnerability and barriers to participation
Twelve: Managing researcher safety
Thirteen: Methods of data collection
Fourteen: Interviews and focus groups
Fifteen: Qualitative health research and digital technologies
Sixteen: Transcription and data management
Seventeen: Using clinical skills in research
Eighteen: Thematic approaches and coding data
Nineteen: Common analytic approaches
Twenty: Dissemination and translating research into practice
Biography
Michelle O’Reilly is Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant and Quality Improvement Advisor for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health and a Visiting Lecturer at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
Philip Archard is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and Training at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, where he works on two doctoral courses: a qualifying programme in child, community, and educational psychology, and a programme in advanced practice and research for experienced social work and health and social care professionals. He is also an Honorary Fellow in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leicester.
Nikki Kiyimba is a Clinical Academic, who works in private practice as a Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also an academic with extensive experience in tertiary education, and of postgraduate programme leadership. She is a Journal Editorial Member, Guest Editor, and Peer Reviewer for several international journals.
