title: Qualitative research in inflammatory bowel disease: dispelling the myths of an unknown entity.
abstract: The potential for qualitative research in the field of inflammatory bowel disease has been overlooked due to a misunderstanding of the methods and intent of this approach. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of qualitative research and address some of the misconceptions and criticisms that we have come across during our use of qualitative research methods in inflammatory bowel disease research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Alta., Canada T2N 4N1.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Vanderheyden
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Verhoef
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hilsden
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012107:Research Design; D018401:Sample Size