机构：[1]Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China[2]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Key Discipline and Clinical Base, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China[3]School of Preclinical Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China[4]Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China[5]Research and Development Unit, Primary Health Care, Västra Götalandsregionen, Borås, Sweden[6]Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
This article aims to introduce the benefits of qualitative research and to discuss how such research can be applied to the study of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Relevant articles were published in English as of May 2013 from Pubmed. Terms "polycystic ovary syndrome/PCOS, qualitative research and methodology" were used for searching.
Articles studying PCOS with qualitative methods were reviewed. Articles associated with the use of qualitative research in clinical research were cited.
Six qualitative studies related to PCOS were found in the literature search. These studies addressed different aspects in PCOS women including their womanhood, lived experience, information need, and experience of treatment with acupuncture. Five of these six studies used phenomenology as guiding theory.
Quantitative research has been the dominant approach in the field so far, qualitative research is relevant to the advancement of PCOS.
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出版当年[2013]版：
大类|4 区医学
小类|4 区医学：内科
最新[2025]版：
大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区医学：内科
第一作者：
第一作者机构：[1]Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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通讯作者：
通讯机构：[2]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Key Discipline and Clinical Base, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China[*1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Key Discipline and Clinical Base, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Ma Hongxia,Liang Huiling,Gao Jingshu,et al.Value of qualitative research in polycystic ovary syndrome.[J].Chinese Medical Journal.2014,127(18):3309-15.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20140625.
APA：
Ma Hongxia,Liang Huiling,Gao Jingshu,Ma Hongli,Liu Jianping...&Wu Xiaoke.(2014).Value of qualitative research in polycystic ovary syndrome..Chinese Medical Journal,127,(18)
MLA：
Ma Hongxia,et al."Value of qualitative research in polycystic ovary syndrome.".Chinese Medical Journal 127..18(2014):3309-15
