Along with advances in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of diseases, major health problems of the 21st century need to incorporate the point of view of those affected. Exploring, describing, and understanding the experiences of patients and populations is key to implementing health programs. Advancing public health involves training and involving and empowering vulnerable communities and populations.
This Research Topic focuses on qualitative methodologies applied to study public health problems. The interaction of researchers and researched is crucial to study the health problems of populations and communities. Qualitative research seeks the experiences of patients, families, ethnic and social groups, healthcare providers, and others involved in prevention, treatment, and care. Health promotion in populations requires the adaptation of objectives, approaches, and programs to the populations’ social, ethnic, religious, and cultural factors. Qualitative health research has been shown to be effective in the study of health problems at different stages of the life cycle and it is a valuable complement to clinical and epidemiological research in public health, a source of hypotheses, discussion of results and implications for practice.
In this research topic, we welcome systematic, scoping, and narrative reviews and original research article types focusing on mixed methodologies, descriptive qualitative studies, phenomenological, ethnographic, participatory action research or grounded theory, along with novel techniques such as photovoice.
This research topic promotes research on qualitative research focusing on:
• Prevention/mitigation of risks in communicable, neglected, or high-prevalence diseases
• Social and environmental determinants,
• Nutrition, physical exercise, and quality of life.
• Expectations of populations on the promotion of physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health; along with well-being, lifestyles or healthy aging.
This collection includes experiences of patients, families and professionals on primary care, gender equality, violence against women/children, suicide prevention, obesity, hypertension, or diabetes. We place special emphasis on studies focused on experiences and cultural diversity in health care for immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable populations.
Along with advances in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of diseases, major health problems of the 21st century need to incorporate the point of view of those affected. Exploring, describing, and understanding the experiences of patients and populations is key to implementing health programs. Advancing public health involves training and involving and empowering vulnerable communities and populations.
This Research Topic focuses on qualitative methodologies applied to study public health problems. The interaction of researchers and researched is crucial to study the health problems of populations and communities. Qualitative research seeks the experiences of patients, families, ethnic and social groups, healthcare providers, and others involved in prevention, treatment, and care. Health promotion in populations requires the adaptation of objectives, approaches, and programs to the populations’ social, ethnic, religious, and cultural factors. Qualitative health research has been shown to be effective in the study of health problems at different stages of the life cycle and it is a valuable complement to clinical and epidemiological research in public health, a source of hypotheses, discussion of results and implications for practice.
In this research topic, we welcome systematic, scoping, and narrative reviews and original research article types focusing on mixed methodologies, descriptive qualitative studies, phenomenological, ethnographic, participatory action research or grounded theory, along with novel techniques such as photovoice.
This research topic promotes research on qualitative research focusing on:
• Prevention/mitigation of risks in communicable, neglected, or high-prevalence diseases
• Social and environmental determinants,
• Nutrition, physical exercise, and quality of life.
• Expectations of populations on the promotion of physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health; along with well-being, lifestyles or healthy aging.
This collection includes experiences of patients, families and professionals on primary care, gender equality, violence against women/children, suicide prevention, obesity, hypertension, or diabetes. We place special emphasis on studies focused on experiences and cultural diversity in health care for immigrants, refugees, and vulnerable populations.