title: RO1 Funding for Mixed Methods Research: Lessons learned from the Mixed-Method Analysis of Japanese Depression Project.
abstract: Mixed methods research has made significant in-roads in the effort to examine complex health related phenomenon. However, little has been published on the funding of mixed methods research projects. This paper addresses that gap by presenting an example of an NIMH funded project using a mixed methods QUAL-QUAN triangulation design entitled "The Mixed-Method Analysis of Japanese Depression." We present the Cultural Determinants of Health Seeking model that framed the study, the specific aims, the quantitative and qualitative data sources informing the study, and overview of the mixing of the two studies. Finally, we examine reviewer's comments and our insights related to writing mixed method proposal successful for achieving RO1 level funding.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University College of Nursing B510-B West Fee Hall East Lansing, Michigan 48824.
authors.forename: Denise Saint
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Arnault
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine 1018 Fuller St Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1213 Tel. 734-998-7120 X 341 Fax 734-998-7335 mfetters@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Fetters
keywords: Japanese culture; funding trends; health disparities; mental health; mixed methods