This design has been discussed extensively in the mixed methods literature [ 9, 10].
Having said this, confirmation is a key focus within much of the mixed methods literature and the HSR community will need to be aware of this when reading the literature about mixed methods research.
This latter aspect was based on a subjective assessment of the extent to which researchers had used integration approaches identified in the mixed methods literature and relevant to that study, and an assessment of the attention paid to integration of data and findings from the qualitative and quantitative components within the set of publications emerging from that study[ 13].
The study design was a descriptive survey with mixed methods including literature review, panel discussion, Delphi method, and statistical analysis.
There is a growing methodological literature on mixed method research [17], [18], [19], [20], and even a dedicated Journal of Mixed Methods Research.
A mixed methods approach of literature review and semi-structured interviews with key informants from energy utilities was used to compare existing knowledge from the IAV community with that of regional stakeholders.
Mixed methods (using the literature, expert opinion, and univariate analysis) were used by Tangiisuran.
The 'Indigenous Health Service Delivery Template' has been constructed using mixed methods, which include literature review, stakeholder discussions and key informant interviews.
The references to the relevant literature on the mixed method design were also provided in order to support the proposed methodology.
The framework evolved through an iterative process of mixed method data analysis, reference to the literature, reflection and research team discussion over a period of 6 years.
