Qualitative Methods in Chiropractic Research: One Framework for Future Inquiry

Public Health, Wellness, Prevention, and Health Promotion: Considering the Role of Chiropractic and Determinants of Health

“…Various new methods for evaluating how chiropractic and musculoskeletal care can be better investigated, such as through qualitative and population health methods, may assist with obtaining a more clear view of chiropractic's impact on population health. 63,64 An integrated and holistic approach may assist us to help our communities achieve better health. If we are to make an impact on the health of the population, we must take the time to address the unique characteristics of our patients and the communities that we are serving.…”

Chiropractic Practice in the Danish Public Health Care Sector: A Reflection and Clarification of Context, Terms of Usage, and Selected Design Considerations for a Planned Qualitative Investigation

“…21,22 A key challenge in successfully reflecting this phenomenon will be to identify and access relevant role players. More specifically, this particular case (chiropractic practice in the Danish public sector) is not directly observable and therefore requires proxy units of observation.…”

Nature versus nurture segues to choice versus circumstance in the new millennium: one consideration for an integrative biopsychosocial philosophy, art, and science of chiropractic

“…Such a broad range of unknown potential factors are perhaps most appropriately and comprehensively explored using both qualitative 4 and quantitative approaches, at varying levels of analyses from macro-level to micro-level. Quantitatively, units of analysis operationalized as variables describing ecological context as well as both collective and individual attributes might be best measured along a continuum to better capture and measure the distribution of variation and to better ascertain potential sources of that variation.…”