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Table 4 Justifications given in documents for using mixed methods research

From: Why, and how, mixed methods research is undertaken in health services research in England: a mixed methods study

Justification

Proposals (N = 45)

Reports (N = 47)*

None

31

33

Comprehensiveness

13

12

Patient-centred

2

1

Confidence in findings

0

1

Good quality research

0

1

  1. Adds to more than 100% due to two justifications given for one study *one report was a summary with insufficient detail for inclusion here
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