Integração Entre Dados Quantitativos E Qualitativos Em Uma Pesquisa De Métodos Mistos

Abstract

Objective: to describe our experience integrating quantitative and qualitative data in a mixed methods study.Methods: we described our experience through real-life examples based on a nursing doctoral thesis on professional practice governance within a hospital environment.Results: three main topics are delineated in this article: the foundation, characteristics, and typologies of mixed methods research; quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and integration; and the benefits and challenges of mixed methods research. Conclusion:it is supported that a mixed method research allowed for the identification of the convergence and divergence between the qualitative and the quantitative data, contributing for the production of results that complement each other. DESCRIPTORS:Nursing research. Methodology. Nursing administration research. Nursing service, Hospital. Management. Working environment. INTEGRAÇÃO ENTRE DADOS QUANTITATIVOS E QUALITATIVOS EM UMA PESQUISA DE MÉTODOS MISTOS RESUMOObjetivo: descrever a experiência da integração entre dados quantitativos e qualitativos, por meio de uma pesquisa de métodos mistos.Método: trata-se de um relato de experiência da utilização dessa abordagem metodológica em um estudo de tese de doutorado em enfermagem sobre a governança da prática profissional de enfermagem no ambiente hospitalar.Resultados: o texto apresenta três tópicos principais: fundamentação teórica sobre as características e tipologias dos estudos de métodos mistos; procedimentos de coleta, análise e combinação dos dados; e benefícios e desafios da realização desse tipo de estudo.Conclusão: sustenta-se que a realização de uma pesquisa de métodos mistos permitiu a identificação de convergências e divergências entre os dados qualitativos e quantitativos, contribuindo para a produção de resultados que se complementam entre si. DESCRITORES: INTEGRACIÓN ENTRE DATOS CUANTITATIVOS Y CUALITATIVOS EN UNA INVESTIGACIÓN DE MÉTODOS MISTOS RESUMENObjetivo: describir la experiencia de la integración entre datos cuantitativos y cualitativos, a través de una investigación de métodos mixtos.Método: se trata de un relato de experiencia de la utilización de ese enfoque metodológico en un estudio de tesis de doctorado en enfermería sobre la gobernanza de la práctica profesional de enfermería en el ambiente hospitalario.Resultados: tres temas principales se delinean en este artículo: las bases, características y tipologías de la investigación de métodos mixtos; recopilación, análisis e integración de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos; y los beneficios y desafíos de la investigación de métodos mixtos.Conclusión: se apoya que la realización de una investigación de métodos mixtos permitió la identificación de convergencias y divergencias entre los datos cualitativos y cuantitativos, contribuyendo a la producción de resultados que se complementan entre sí. DESCRIPTORES:Investigación en enfermería. Metodología. Investigación en administración de enfermería. Servicio hospitalario de enfermería. Gerencia. Ambiente ...

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