"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)
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D036301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.770.644.241.850
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| 2019 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Qualitative Research" by people in Profiles.
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Crittendon DR, Brecher AC, Okere S, Hass R, Frasso R, Brawer R, Zeigler-Johnson C. Perceptions of Smoking Stigma Among African Americans: A Qualitative Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 May 22; 27(6):1073-1082.
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Finkelstein A, Budd MA, Gray BE, Mirsky J, Tirosh A, Polak R. Personalized Culinary Medicine: Qualitative Analyses of Perceptions from Participants in Action and Contemplation Stages of Change Through a One-Year Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2025 Feb 16; 17(4).
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Diemer G, Kuchera T, Zavodnick J, Frasso R, Jaffe R. Ready or Not, Here We Come: A Qualitative Study of the Transition From Graduate Medical Education to Independent Practice. J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Feb; 17(1):71-80.
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Jain S, Buonpane C, Shabahang R, Kashyap R, Shabahang M. Leadership in General Surgery Residency: The Impact as Seen by Former Program Directors. J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103322.
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Amos V, Whitehead P, Epstein B. Moral Distress Consultation Services: Insights From Unit- and Organizational-Level Leaders. J Healthc Manag. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 70(1):32-48.
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Weissinger GM, Bluteau-James VA, Mensinger JL. Parents' Role as Care Managers During and After Adolescent Suicide Crises. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2025 Nov-Dec; 31(6):631-642.
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Zaidi AH, Sood E, De Ferranti S, Gidding S, Zadokar V, Miller J, Kazak A. Parent and Primary Care Clinician Perceptions About Pediatric Hypertension. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 12 02; 7(12):e2451103.
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Ahsan Q, Saleem J, Ishaq M, Zakar R, Abbas S, Shahzad R, Khan SM, Fischer F. Determinant factors and coping strategies for depression among pregnant women: an intervention-based qualitative study in Lahore, Pakistan. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 19; 24(1):829.
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Foster KE, Shah D, Plunkett Q, Sifri R. Understanding faculty perspectives on health equity curriculum implementation in graduate medical education: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Nov 11; 24(1):1287.
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Salek M, Porter AS, Maradiege E, Dolendo MCJ, Figueredo D, Geriga F, Gunasekera S, Kizyma R, Nguyen HTK, Nzamu I, Raza MR, Rustamova K, Sari NM, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Graetz D, Bhakta N, Kaye EC. Exploring treatment decision-making at diagnosis for children with advanced cancer in low- and middle-income countries. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 29; 32(11):753.