A Quantitative Assessment on Perceived Physiological Comfort of Clothing during Lactation by Jayanthi Kandiah, Diana Saiki, Fatima Alshhree

“…Methods: This was a quantitative research study conducted to examine perceived physiological comfort of clothing during lactation (IRB# 1-1056432-1). …”
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Relationship Between Narcissism and Unforgiveness Among Indian Adults: A Mixed Methods Investigation by Ajit Kumar Singh, Gyanesh Kumar Tiwari

“…The interview questions were related to the causes of unforgiveness. …”
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Colour Association with Music Is Mediated by Emotion: Evidence from an Experiment Using a CIE Lab Interface and Interviews. by PerMagnus Lindborg, Anders K Friberg

“…To illuminate the quantitative findings, we performed a content analysis of structured spoken interviews with the participants. …”
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Quality of Life with Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Qualitative Interviews and General Public Utility Estimation in the United Kingdom by Lena Hubig, Anna-Katrine Sussex, Alasdair MacCulloch, Derralynn Hughes, Ryan Graham, Liz Morris, Syed Raza, Andrew J. Lloyd, Amanda Sowinski, Katy Gallop

“…Participants rated the health states using the EQ-5D-5L, visual analogue scale, and time trade-off interviews. # Results Twelve individuals living with LOPD and 2 clinical experts were interviewed. …”
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Sexual and reproductive health awareness and practices among adolescents and adults in a rural farming community in Baja California, Mexico: a quantitative and qualitative cross-se... by Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Margarita Santibanez, Adrienne RS Lee, Lorena S Pacheco, Stephanie Brodine, Miguel A Fraga, Taylor B Desmarais, Noe C Crespo, Javier Martínez Hernandez, Marianne McKennett, Richard S Garfein

“…Qualitative data collection occurred in November 2019 via individual interviews and focus group discussions to assess community perspectives about an SRH educational pamphlet developed from quantitative data. …”
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Acceptance and feasibility of novel staple foods among individuals with type 2 diabetes in Singapore: a mixed methods study by Hafizah Yusri, Sean Jun Leong Ou, Dimeng Yang, Marcus Ting, Wei Lin Liew, Salome A. Rebello, Chin Meng Khoo, E. Shyong Tai, E. Shyong Tai, Mei Hui Liu

“…Sixteen individuals with T2D participated in a 5-week crossover study where NVSFs or control staple foods were consumed in mixed meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. …”
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Assessment and prediction models for the quantitative and qualitative reserve of the ovary using machine learning by Hiroshi Koike, Miyuki Harada, Kaname Yoshida, Katsuhiko Noda, Chihiro Tsuchida, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Akari Kusamoto, Zixin Xu, Tsurugi Tanaka, Nanoka Sakaguchi, Chisato Kunitomi, Nozomi Takahashi, Yoko Urata, Kenbun Sone, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Yasushi Hirota, Yutaka Osuga

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Risk Factors for Stable and Intimate Interpersonal Relationships: A Qualitative-quantitative Methodology by Behrooz Faridmarandi, Saeid Komasi

“…In the second study, we aimed to validate one of the emergent themes (i.e., detachment manifestations) using a quantitative methodology. …”
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Schizophrenic urbanism: a quantitative approach for monitoring deviation in neighbourhood’s planning standards by Islam Sallam, Mohamed Faisal Al-Kazee

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The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mas... by Swaib Abubaker Lule, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Lydia Okoibhole, Raphael Awuah, Leonard Baatiema, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Daniel Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Kwadwo Koram, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team

“…This paper presents the study design for the quantitative survey within the CARE project. …”
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Evaluation of utilisation and consequences of CRP point-of-care-testing in primary care practices: qualitative interviews with GPs from Germany by Paul Jung, Jutta Bleidorn, Susanne Doepfmer, Christoph Heintze, Markus Krause, Lisa Kuempel, Doreen Kuschick, Lena-Sophie Lehmann, Liliana Rost, Kahina J Toutaoui, Florian Wolf

“…Design & setting: Qualitative interview study with 10 GPs (May 2023–August 2023) in Germany. …”
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The potential for emojis to facilitate communication between patients and healthcare professionals: results from a digital survey and qualitative interviews by Margaret Noyes Essex, Karin Hygge Blakeman, Caroline E. Dietrich, Caroline E. Dietrich, Lisen Arnheim-Dahlström

“…Emojis are small images that together form a universal language well-suited to describe emotions.MethodsThis three-phase feasibility study used quantitative and qualitative approaches to explore current opinions around the utility of emojis in expressing emotions during patient–HCP communications. …”
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Impact of online expert interview-based research training on medical trainees’ knowledge and confidence: a mixed-methods design by Arif Alper Cevik, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

“…This study assesses the course’s effect on participants’ perceived knowledge and confidence in research concepts. …”
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Stakeholders and Contextual Factors in the Implementation of Assistive Robotic Arms for Persons With Tetraplegia: Deductive Content Analysis of Focus Group Interviews by Vera Fosbrooke, Marco Riguzzi, Anja M Raab

“…Results3 focus group interviews comprising 22 participants were conducted, and data were mapped onto 21 constructs across the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains. …”
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How public health teams navigate their different roles in alcohol premises licensing: ExILEnS multistakeholder interview findings by Rachel O’Donnell, Andrea Mohan, Richard Purves, Nason Maani, Matt Egan, Niamh Fitzgerald

“…The extent to which current licensing systems enable achievement of public health goals is questionable and the effectiveness of public health efforts merits quantitative evaluation. Study registration The study is registered with the Research Registry as researchregistry6162. …”
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Disposal of Unused Antibiotics in Community Pharmacies in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Methods Study by Aloudah N, Alsaja RA, Bin Mohareb AM, Alshabanah AO, Alammari RB

“…This discharge of antibiotics into the environment can occur through various means such as industrial production, consumption, and excretion by humans and animals, as well as improper disposal of unused or expired antibiotics. The aim of our study is to investigate the availability of proper disposal of antibiotics in community pharmacies and to explore obstacles and opportunities from pharmacist’s point of view.Methods: This study used a mixed-methods approach that consisted of two study arms: quantitative and qualitative. …”
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Empowering Students towards Self-Directed Learning Using Multiple Choice Questions Construction as a Learning Tool in a Private Medical College: A Mixed Quantitative and Qualitativ... by Nilofar Mustafa, Shazia Tufail, Maria Ahmad, Qurat ul Ain Mushtaq, Pakeeza Aslam, Riffat Sarwar

“…Objective: To determine the effectiveness of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) construction as a learning tool for empowering the students towards self-directed learning. Study Design: Mixed quantitative and qualitative study. …”
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Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. by Thi-Phuong-Lan Nguyen, Catharina C M Schuiling-Veninga, Thi Bach Yen Nguyen, Thu-Hang Vu, E Pamela Wright, Maarten J Postma

“…Qualitative investigation revealed discrepancies in classification of adherence and non-adherence based on quantitative analysis and interviews. No significant difference in medication compliance between two cardiovascular disease risk groups (<10% vs. >10% risk) was found, also not after controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio at 1.068; 95% CI: 0.614 to 1.857). …”
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“I trust Norway” – Investigating acceptance of shared autonomous shuttles using open and closed questions in short-form street interviews by Ole Aasvik, Marjan Hagenzieker, Pål Ulleberg

“…We had 236 participants answer short-form interviews including both open-ended questions and quantitative items. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community about Chikungunya in selected Districts of Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia; its implications for controlling the disease: a comm... by Biruk Zerfu, Tesfu Kassa, Gezahegne Mamo, Mengistu Legesse

“…A household survey (HHS) using a structured questionnaire was conducted through face-to-face interviews for the quantitative study. For the qualitative research, focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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