Table 4

Methodologic Analysis of the Qualitative Studies (n = 355), Mixed Methods (n = 37), and Nursing Journals (n = 211)

Category
# All studies
% All studies
# Mixed Methods
% for Mixed Methods
# Nursing Journals
% Nursing Journals

Analysis Type






Phenomenology
131
37
14
37
87
41.2
Grounded Theory
124
35
10
26
74
35.1
Ethnography
64
18
8
21
33
15.6
Case Studies
24
7
5
13*
9
4.3**
Narratives
21
6
2
5
12
5.7
Participatory
13
4
0
0
10
4.7
Critical Incident Technique
4
1
0
0
3
1.4
Discourse Analysis
4
1
0
0
3
1.4
Data Collection






Semi-structured Interviews
272
77
27
71
167
79.1
Observation
64
18
6
16
37
17.5
Focus Groups
50
14
5
13
31
14.7
Questionnaires
25
7
9***
24
14
6.6
Documents
23
6
2
5
11
5.2
Unstructured Interviews
13
4
1
3
10
4.7
Structured Interviews
2
1
0
0
2
0.9

* P < 0.001 **P < 0.025 *** P < 0.01

McKibbon and Gadd BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2004 4:11   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-4-11