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Emerg Med J 2009;26:773-776 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.071159
  • Original Article

Qualitative research: specific designs for qualitative research in emergency care?

  1. S Cooper1,
  2. R Endacott2,
  3. Y Chapman1
  1. 1
    School of Nursing and Midwifery (Gippsland), Monash University, Churchill, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2
    Faculty of Health and Social Work, Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Simon Cooper, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Gippsland), Monash University, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia; simon.cooper{at}med.monash.edu.au
  • Accepted 8 March 2009

Abstract

This article follows our description of generic qualitative approaches, focusing on the specific designs of ethnography, grounded theory and phenomenology. Distinguishing features are described, including methodological approaches and methods for enhancing rigour. The use of these designs in emergency care is unusual but informative, and important work has been produced. Whether used in a pure or applied manner, it is likely that such approaches will add to our understanding of the emergency world.

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  • Competing interests None.

  • Provenance and Peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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