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Integration and Publications as Indicators of "Yield" From Mixed Methods Studies

University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Elizabeth Murphy

University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Jon Nicholl

University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

A mixed methods study has the potential to produce knowledge that is unavailable to a qualitative study and a quantitative study undertaken independently. Any unique insight or ``yield'' from a mixed methods study may be difficult to assess in practice. However, given that integration of data or findings from different components of a study is a core characteristic of mixed methods research, two possible indicators of yield can be used: first, the extent to which researchers exploit the potential for integration in mixed methods studies; and second, the way in which this integration is communicated in peer-reviewed journal articles. Here, the authors apply these indicators to mixed methods studies in health services research in the United Kingdom.

Key Words: integration • peer-reviewed articles • health research

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