title: A qualitative approach to primary care research: the long interview.
abstract: Qualitative research methods offer useful complements to the traditional epidemiologic approaches most commonly used by primary care researchers. Narrative texts generated through open-ended interviews are one form of qualitative data that may provide useful insights into primary care issues that are otherwise overlooked by more structured designs. This paper presents a step-by-step process for conducting a long interview, a qualitative approach with distinct potential for primary care research. Advantages and limitations of the long interview and its relationship to other qualitative methods are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford 06105.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors