title: [Application of qualitative interviews in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine].
abstract: Qualitative interview can collect data independently and can help modify and explain data when being combined with the quantitative research. The authors of this article introduced some kinds of qualitative interviews and their application in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It emphasized some aspects of qualitative interview including the origin and definition, classification, basic standards, sampling, data analysis and report writing, quality evaluation and application for TCM clinical research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Basic Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yan-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards