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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDPerspectives in clinical research

Qualitative research - Part 3: Sampling methods and sample size considerations.

  • Priya Ranganathan1
  • Asha Mathew2
  • Vinitha Ravindran3
  • C S Pramesh4
4 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
  2. 2Department of Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  3. 3College of Nursing, Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Dimapur, Nagaland, India.
  4. 4Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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Abstract

In the previous articles in this series on qualitative research methods, we provided an overview of qualitative research and examined how to choose the correct research design. In this article, we will look at sampling methods and sample size determination in qualitative research.

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@article{ranganathan2026qualitative,
  title = {{Qualitative research - Part 3: Sampling methods and sample size considerations.}},
  author = {Priya Ranganathan and Asha Mathew and Vinitha Ravindran and C S Pramesh},
  journal = {Perspectives in clinical research},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.4103/picr.picr_292_26},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42948438},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Qualitative research - Part 3: Sampling methods and sample size considerations.
AU  - Priya Ranganathan
AU  - Asha Mathew
AU  - Vinitha Ravindran
AU  - C S Pramesh
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/15
JO  - Perspectives in clinical research
DO  - 10.4103/picr.picr_292_26
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42948438
AB  - In the previous articles in this series on qualitative research methods, we provided an overview of qualitative research and examined how to choose the correct research design. In this article, we will look at sampling methods and sample size determination in qualitative research.
SN  - 2229-3485
SN  - 2229-5488
ER  -