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Database searches for qualitative research.

David Evans1

  • 1The Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery and University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. d.evans@adelaide.edu.au

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|July 13, 2002
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Finding qualitative research in health care is challenging. Standard search methods struggle with descriptive titles, varied abstracts, and inconsistent indexing across databases, hindering evidence-based practice.

Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Information Science
  • Qualitative Research Methodology

Background:

  • Growing interest in qualitative research for evidence-based health care.
  • Existing methods for identifying quantitative research are not directly applicable to qualitative studies.
  • Need for effective strategies to locate qualitative research within electronic databases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and discuss the challenges encountered when searching electronic databases for qualitative research.
  • To highlight specific obstacles that impede the retrieval of qualitative studies.
  • To inform the development of improved search methodologies for qualitative evidence.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of search strategies for qualitative research in electronic databases.

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  • Examination of common difficulties encountered during database searches.
  • Review of characteristics of qualitative studies affecting searchability.

    • Main Results:

    • Titles of qualitative studies are often descriptive, making them harder to identify through keyword searches.
    • Abstracts of qualitative research provide variable and sometimes insufficient information for effective indexing.
    • Inconsistent indexing practices across different databases complicate the aggregation of qualitative research findings.

    Conclusions:

    • Current search methods require adaptation to effectively capture qualitative research.
    • Addressing issues with titles, abstracts, and indexing is crucial for improving access to qualitative evidence.
    • Enhanced search strategies are needed to support the integration of qualitative research into evidence-based health care.