TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility analysis of the value of Q method in the classification and understanding of expert experience
AU - Liu, Meng Yu
AU - Li, Yong
AU - LYU, Aiping
AU - Han, Xue Jie
N1 - Funding Information:
©The Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 Supported by the Fund from China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (No. Z02110) 1. Institute of Basic Theory, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing (100700), China; 2. Guan'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing (100053), China Correspondence to: Prof. LU Ai-ping, Tel: 86-10-64067611, E-mail: [email protected]; Prof. HAN Xue-jie, Tel: 86-10-64014411-2343, E-mail: [email protected] DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1174-z
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The Q method, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, refers to the qualitative analysis of Q-sorts based on quantitative techniques. It is used to research individual subjective experience, analyzing consensus and divergence to identify and categorize subjects' viewpoints. The sorting process is completely performed by the subjects, independent of study researchers. The Q method in medical research has been applied in many fields, including nursing care, clinical studies, doctor and patient's perceptions, health evaluation and decision making. The authors used the Q method to research Chinese medicine (CM) group decision making, exploring its practical feasibility in this important field. Four primary domains are addressed: (1) integration of expert opinion; (2) expert classification; (3) ascertaining the entire viewpoint orientation of a certain type of expert; and (4) comparison of expert opinion using an additional perspective. The essence of the Q method caters to the CM thinking model and should be introduced into CM and explored more deeply.
AB - The Q method, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, refers to the qualitative analysis of Q-sorts based on quantitative techniques. It is used to research individual subjective experience, analyzing consensus and divergence to identify and categorize subjects' viewpoints. The sorting process is completely performed by the subjects, independent of study researchers. The Q method in medical research has been applied in many fields, including nursing care, clinical studies, doctor and patient's perceptions, health evaluation and decision making. The authors used the Q method to research Chinese medicine (CM) group decision making, exploring its practical feasibility in this important field. Four primary domains are addressed: (1) integration of expert opinion; (2) expert classification; (3) ascertaining the entire viewpoint orientation of a certain type of expert; and (4) comparison of expert opinion using an additional perspective. The essence of the Q method caters to the CM thinking model and should be introduced into CM and explored more deeply.
KW - expert experience
KW - famous veteran doctors of Chinese medicine
KW - Q method
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U2 - 10.1007/s11655-012-1174-z
DO - 10.1007/s11655-012-1174-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23207745
AN - SCOPUS:84889099602
SN - 1672-0415
VL - 19
SP - 869
EP - 873
JO - Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
JF - Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
IS - 11
ER -