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Qualitative Research: The Heart of Evidence-Based Practice

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg17:Parcerias para a Implementação dos Objetivos
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Fernández, Rubén
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Ellen Synthia Fernandes de
dc.contributor.authorPresado, Maria Helena
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Marcelle Miranda
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Fátima Mendes
dc.contributor.authorBaixinho, Cristina Lavareda
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-30T15:18:01Z
dc.date.available2025-10-30T15:18:01Z
dc.date.issued2025-09-26
dc.descriptionThe authors express their gratitude to the scientific committee of WCQR for selecting this article for possible publication in the International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
dc.descriptionArticle number - 16094069251374655
dc.description.abstractEvidence-based practice in healthcare remains challenging. The sheer volume of studies, methodological diversity, scarce resources, and professionals’ difficulties in locating, appraising, and implementing evidence all contribute. In addition, there is often a lack of clear, evidence-based health-policy guidelines. In addition, there is a predominant positivist paradigm in the training of most health professionals, which makes it challenging to introduce the results of qualitative studies into practice. We believe that qualitative research provides a unique insight into the experiences, needs, difficulties, and choices of people going through transitions between health and illness. This is a theoretical paper based on a narrative literature review, the authors aim to reflect on the results of qualitative healthcare research, the difficulties in translating the knowledge obtained by more constructivist and interpretative methods, and the gains that can be made from an Evidence-Based Practice supported by the results of qualitative studies that make it possible to respect the patient’s values and preferences, allowing person-centered care. Studies that enable the exploration of experiences, perspectives, and meanings in complex areas, such as self-care, behavioral change, and adherence to therapeutic regimens, support health professionals’ clinical decision-making. This support reflects the multifaceted nature of human experiences in care settings and is vital for understanding phenomena both in isolation and in relation to other research approaches. Qualitative studies are the heart of evidence-based practice because they deepen and individualize knowledge about phenomena and make it possible to focus care on people, especially those with increased vulnerability.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The present study was funded by the Center for Research, Innovation, and Development in Nursing, in Portugal, by means of grants provided to some of the authors (CIDNUR, Psafe2transition_2021).
dc.identifier.citationGarcía-Fernández, R., Fernandes de Oliveira, E. S., Presado, M. H., Miranda da Silva, M., Marques, F. M., & Baixinho, C. L. (2025). Qualitative Research: The Heart of Evidence-Based Practice. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251374655 (Original work published 2025)
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/16094069251374655
dc.identifier.eissn1609-4069
dc.identifier.issn1609-4069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/14431
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/16094069251374655
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectEvidence-based practice
dc.subjectEvidence ecosystems
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectPerson-centered care
dc.subjectQualitative research
dc.titleQualitative Research: The Heart of Evidence-Based Practiceeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods
oaire.citation.volume24
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person.familyNameLavareda Baixinho
person.givenNameCristina
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