Integration Through Connecting in Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Studies.
The purposes of this methods article are to (a) discuss how integration can occur through a connecting approach in explanatory sequential mixed methods studies, (b) describe a connecting strategy developed for a study testing a conceptual model to predict lung cancer screening, and (c) describe three analytic products developed by subsequent integration procedures enabled by the connecting strategy. Connecting occurs when numeric data from a quantitative strand of a study are used to select a sample to be interviewed for a subsequent qualitative strand. Because researchers often do not fully exploit numeric data for this purpose, we developed a multi-step systematic sampling strategy that produced an interview sample of eight subgroups of five persons (n = 40) whose profiles converged with or diverged from the conceptual model in specified ways. The subgroups facilitated the development of tailored interview guides, in-depth narrative summaries, and exemplar case studies to expand the quantitative findings.
['Draucker|Claire Burke|CB|0000-0001-9844-351X', 'Rawl|Susan M|SM|', 'Vode|Emilee|E|', 'Carter-Harris|Lisa|L|']
D000368:Aged D055088:Early Detection of Cancer D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007407:Interviews as Topic D008175:Lung Neoplasms D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D036301:Qualitative Research D012107:Research Design
connecting mixed methods interview guides explanatory sequential designs