A Mixed Method Approach to Quality of Life Research: A Case Study Approach |
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| Authors: | Heather Dunning Allison Williams Sylvia Abonyi Valorie Crooks |
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| Affiliation: | (1) City Planning Branch, City of Saskatoon, 3rd Avenue North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7K 0J5;(2) Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 2K1;(3) Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5E5;(4) Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, RCB 7123 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada, V5A 1S6 |
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| Abstract: | Increased use of qualitative and quantitative methods in quality of life projects necessitates an examination of how to effectively work within a mixed method framework. The research objectives of this paper are to (1) operationalize the two goals of mixed method research (confirmation and comprehension) and (2) develop a strategy for using mixed methods in quality of life research. Face-to-face interview (qualitative) and telephone survey (quantitative) data from the Community–University Institute for Social Research Quality of Life (CUISR QoL) project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan were used for operationalization. Overall, confirmation and comprehension were challenging concepts to operationalize. Seven benefits and four guidelines were developed and are presented as dynamic, rather than definitive, structures. |
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| Keywords: | Quality of life Mixed methods Confirmation Comprehension |
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