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Writing Qualitative Article: It Is Time to Quality Improvement



Sanjari M1 ; Jafaraghayee F2 ; Aalaa M3 ; Mehrdad N4, 5
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  1. 1. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
  3. 3. Elderly Health Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Nursing Care Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Published:2016

Abstract

Precis: This debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. Planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. One of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. A qualified report can answer the critics. This requires that the qualitative articles cover all points about the selected method and rigourness of study conduct to convince policy makers, managers and all readers in different level.