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Mixed methods research in music therapy research
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Mixed methods research in music therapy research

Joke Bradt, Debra S Burns and John W Creswell
The Journal of music therapy, v 50(2)
2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/50.2.123
PMID: 24156190
Featured in Collection :   UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel

Abstract

Attitude to Health Benchmarking Biomedical Research - organization & administration Evidence-Based Medicine Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services Research - methods Humans Music Therapy - methods Patient Care Planning Professional-Patient Relations Qualitative Research Reproducibility of Results
Music therapists have an ethical and professional responsibility to provide the highest quality care possible to their patients. Much of the time, high quality care is guided by evidence-based practice standards that integrate the most current, available research in making decisions. Accordingly, music therapists need research that integrates multiple ways of knowing and forms of evidence. Mixed methods research holds great promise for facilitating such integration. At this time, there have not been any methodological articles published on mixed methods research in music therapy. The purpose of this article is to introduce mixed methods research as an approach to address research questions relevant to music therapy practice. This article describes the core characteristics of mixed methods research, considers paradigmatic issues related to this research approach, articulates major challenges in conducting mixed methods research, illustrates four basic designs, and provides criteria for evaluating the quality of mixed methods articles using examples of mixed methods research from the music therapy literature. Mixed methods research offers unique opportunities for strengthening the evidence base in music therapy. Recommendations are provided to ensure rigorous implementation of this research approach.

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#3 Good Health and Well-Being
#4 Quality Education

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Music
Rehabilitation
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