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. 2021 Feb 1;8(1):e15858. doi: 10.2196/15858

Table 2.

Overview of the quantitative and qualitative measurement and analysis methods.

Measurement and analysis type HINa HISBb Coping×HIN/HISB
Measurement: QUALc Interview Interview N/Ad
Measurement: QUANe Questionnaire Questionnaire Questionnaire
Analysis: QUAL Thematic analysis Thematic analysis N/A
Analysis: QUAN Descriptive statistics Descriptive statistics Grouping, correlation
Analysis: QUAL+QUAN N/A N/A Thematic analysis of groups

aHIN: health information need.

bHISB: health information–seeking behavior.

cQUAL: qualitative.

dN/A: not applicable.

eQUAN: quantitative.