Mixed methods in health care research. Paradigms and philosphy

When to use mixed methods is one of the most challenging issues that health care researchers currently face. The predominance of quantitative methods have not been enough to respond to many relevant questions on health care, that need a multiple approach. Mixed methods have been developed to tackle those problems that pose a complex intervention, or have different and more than two interacting components within the experimental and control interventions, and so many other situations. In this conference issues about when to use mixed methods, how to use them and which approaches of mixed methods are available to be used in health care research.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Improving support for young carers: family focused approaches. Research report DFE-RR084

"This paper focuses on the work undertaken by 18 local authorities (LAs) that received funding to develop systems and support to address the needs of families with young carers. It explores some of the positive outcomes linked to taking a family focused approach and showcases good practice developed in this field." - Page 1