Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Purpose, Sampling Procedures, Data Collection, and Data Management
| Quantitative | Qualitative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | To reveal the statistical differences before and after an intervention to affect the rates | Preintervention: to design interventions | |
| Postintervention: to explain the outcomes and identify further barriers | |||
| Sampling procedures | Participants | Children aged 0 to 6 years receiving Medicaid | LOPIR members, FHC staff |
| Site | UPMC Shadyside FHC | ||
| Sample size | Preintervention = 183; Postintervention = 151 | Preintervention and postintervention = 12 (9 physicians including 6 residents and 3 attending physicians, 2 nurses and 1 administrative manager) | |
| Intent of sampling | Probabilistic (all patients available during the period) | Purposeful (Part of the LOPIR project) | |
| Data collection | Type of data | Retrospective data collection (Chart reviews) | Open-ended with 22 group interviews and 3 key informant interviews as part of the LOPIR process |
| Data management | Recording methods | Data were extracted from EHRs and uploaded into the R software | Field notes and observations recorded by handwritten notes |
LOPIR, Longitudinal outpatient practice improvement rotation; UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; FHC, Family Health Center; EHRs, electronic health records.