Integrating quantitative and qualitative data and findings when undertaking randomised controlled trials

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 11; p. e032081
• Main Authors: Richards, David A, Bazeley, Patricia, Borglin, Gunilla, Craig, Peter, Emsley, Richard, Frost, Julia, Hill, Jacqueline, Horwood, Jeremy, Hutchings, Hayley Anne, Jinks, Clare, Montgomery, Alan, Moore, Graham, Plano Clark, Vicki L, Tonkin-Crine, Sarah, Wade, Julia, Warren, Fiona C, Wyke, Sally, Young, Bridget, O"Cathain, Alicia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 26.11.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Cancer; Clinical trials; Collaboration; Councils; Data processing; Design; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Evidence-based medicine; Humans; integration; Medical research; Music therapy; Nursing Science; Omvårdnad; Public health; qualitative; Qualitative Research; quantitative; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - methods; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Research Methods; Researchers; trials; United Kingdom > UK; research methods; integration; trials; qualitative; quantitative

It is common to undertake qualitative research alongside randomised controlled trials (RCTs) when evaluating complex interventions. Researchers tend to analyse these datasets one by one and then consider their findings separately within the discussion section of the final report, rarely integrating...