 Qualitative Research
"Qualitative Research" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any type of research that employs nonnumeric information to explore individual or group characteristics, producing findings not arrived at by statistical procedures or other quantitative means. (Qualitative Inquiry: A Dictionary of Terms Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997)
| Descriptor ID |
D036301
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.770.644.241.850
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Qualitative Research".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Qualitative Research".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Qualitative Research" by people in this website by year, and whether "Qualitative Research" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2008 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2009 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2010 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2012 | 0 | 18 | 18 | | 2013 | 0 | 17 | 17 | | 2014 | 2 | 22 | 24 | | 2015 | 1 | 32 | 33 | | 2016 | 3 | 52 | 55 | | 2017 | 5 | 38 | 43 | | 2018 | 3 | 66 | 69 | | 2019 | 6 | 68 | 74 | | 2020 | 0 | 67 | 67 | | 2021 | 1 | 72 | 73 | | 2022 | 0 | 56 | 56 | | 2023 | 7 | 43 | 50 | | 2024 | 52 | 71 | 123 | | 2025 | 1 | 73 | 74 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Qualitative Research" by people in Profiles.
-
Hullock K, O'Cathain A, Sampson F, Woodward J, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White SM, White D, Norman P, McDermott C. Optimising Calorie Intake for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Process Evaluation of a Complex Behaviour Change Intervention. Health Expect. 2025 Oct; 28(5):e70417.
-
Hazzard VM, Rodriguez M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Berge JM, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Laska MN. "Fulfilling the hunger": A qualitative study to understand the etiology of binge eating in adolescents experiencing food insecurity. Appetite. 2026 Jan 01; 216:108315.
-
Hall TL, Fernald DH, Jiang V, Curcija K, LeMaster JW, Westfall JM, Nease DE, Zittleman L. Induction of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Sep 15; 38(3):539-550.
-
Hills-Dunlap K, Knoepke CE, Matlock DD, Burnham EL, Moss M, Jolley SE, Tietbohl CK. Decisional needs of intensive care unit survivors with alcohol use disorder considering alcohol treatment: A qualitative study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Dec; 179:209798.
-
Moore C, Petrovic B, Bender JL, Thompson C, McLeod SL, Savage D, Borgundvaag B, Ovens H, Irish J, Eskander A, Cheskes S, Krzyzanowska M, de Wit K, Mohindra R, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Grewal K. Emergency physicians' experiences managing patients with a suspected cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 08; 15(9):e096506.
-
Conrick KM, Kafka J, Schleimer JP, Kanuha VK, St Vil C, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Moore M. Community and System Advocate Perspectives on Extreme Risk Protection Order Implementation: Qualitative Lessons on Client Context, Professionalization, and Equity. Inquiry. 2025 Jan-Dec; 62:469580251370929.
-
Morse B, Reale C, Nguyen AT, Latella E, Bauguess H, Anders S, Roberts P, SooHoo SL, El-Kareh R, Soares A, Schilling L. Clinician Needs and Requirements for a Decision Aid Navigator: Qualitative Study. JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Aug 21; 12:e69756.
-
Alshabani N, Price K, Kennedy H, Haws JK, Kimball SL. A Qualitative Study to Understanding Barriers to PTSD Treatment for Immigrants and Refugees in Primary Care. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Oct; 27(5):877-881.
-
Ozkaynak M, Cook PF, Sarabia C, Daley T, Yu A, Mistry RD, Schmidt SK. Clinical Decision-Making and Use of Clinical Decision Support When Clinicians are Fatigued in an Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study. Appl Clin Inform. 2025 Aug; 16(4):1104-1113.
-
Smith DC, Thumm EB, Tien NCG, Kissler K. Respectful maternity care experiences of South Asian refugees in the US: a qualitative study. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1613249.
|
People  People who have written about this concept. _
Similar Concepts
People who have written about this concept.
_
Top Journals
Top journals in which articles about this concept have been published.
|