reviewAdministration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services ResearchOct 21, 2010HYBRID OA

Mixed Method Designs in Implementation Research

LALawrence A. PalinkasGAGregory A. AaronsSMSarah McCue HorwitzPCPatricia ChamberlainMSMichael S. Hurlburt

University of Southern California · University of California, San Diego · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

This paper describes the application of mixed method designs in implementation research in 22 mental health services research studies published in peer-reviewed journals over the last 5 years. Our analyses revealed 7 different structural arrangements of qualitative and quantitative methods, 5 different functions of mixed methods, and 3 different ways of linking quantitative and qualitative data together. Complexity of design was associated with number of aims or objectives, study context, and phase of implementation examined. The findings provide suggestions for the use of mixed method designs in implementation research.

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  • Health informatics
  • Multimethodology
  • Context (archaeology)
  • Health administration
  • Computer science
  • Qualitative research
  • Nursing research
  • Mental health
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