%A Xing Liao, Yan-ming Xie %T Application of qualitative interviews in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine %0 Journal Article %D 2008 %J Journal of Integrative Medicine %R 10.3736/jcim20080203 %P 119-123 %V 6 %N 2 %U {http://www.jcimjournal.com/CN/abstract/article_113.shtml} %8 2008-02-20 %X

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.