Mixed Qualitative-Quantitative Approach in Community Health Research

There is an integrated approach that both uses quantitative and qualitative research to come up with pragmatic strategy. A research by Goldman, Parker, Brown, Walker, Eaton, et al. (2015) used a comprehensive research report; mixed qualitative-quantitative evaluation to assess the likelihood of whether patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model produces desired results. This public health evaluation offers a comprehensive methodology to enable understanding of how PCMH transformation occurs in different community practice settings. This approach can foster insights about how transformation affects critical outcomes to achieve meaningful, patient-centered, high-quality, and cost-effective sustainable change among diverse community care practices.

Condo, J., Mugeni, C., Naughton, B., Hall, K., Tuazon, M. A., Omwega, A., & … Binagwaho, A. (2014). Rwanda’s evolving community health worker system: a qualitative assessment of client and provider perspectives. Human Resources For Health, 12(1), 105-119

Goldman, R. E., Parker, D. R., Brown, J., Walker, J., Eaton, C. B., & Borkan, J. M. (2015). Recommendations for a Mixed Methods Approach to Evaluating the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Annals Of Family Medicine, 13(2), 168-175. doi:10.1370/afm.1765