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This paper describes the application of mixed method designs in implementation research in 22 mental health services research studies published in peer-reviewed journals over the last 5 years. Our analyses revealed 7 different structural arrangements of qualitative and quantitative methods, 5 different functions of mixed methods, and 3 different ways of linking quantitative and qualitative data together. Complexity of design was associated with number of aims or objectives, study context, and phase of implementation examined. The findings provide suggestions for the use of mixed method designs in implementation research.

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Health informaticsMultimethodologyContext (archaeology)Health administrationComputer scienceQualitative researchNursing researchMental healthResearch designPublic healthQualitative propertyManagement scienceQuantitative researchHealth services researchData sciencePsychologyMedicineNursingEngineeringSociologyStatisticsMathematicsMathematics educationSocial science

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Year
2010
Type
review
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
44-53
Citations
1133
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Lawrence A. Palinkas, Gregory A. Aarons, Sarah McCue Horwitz et al. (2010). Mixed Method Designs in Implementation Research. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research , 38 (1) , 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0314-z

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10.1007/s10488-010-0314-z