Consensual qualitative research: An update.
2005/04/01 by Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, B. J. Thompson +4 · 2,822 citations
Health Professions · Psychology · #Applied psychology #Counseling Practices and Supervision #Health Policy Implementation Science #Interprofessional Education and Collaboration #Psychology #Qualitative research #Research methodology #Social psychology #Social science #Sociology
paper · open access · doi:10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.196
published in Journal of Counseling Psychology 52(2), 196-205 (American Psychological Association)
openalex publication_date 2005/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Abstract
The authors reviewed the application of consensual qualitative research (CQR) in 27 studies published since the method’s introduction to the field in 1997 by C. E. Hill, B. J. Thompson, and E. N. Williams (1997). After first describing the core components and the philosophical underpinnings of CQR, the authors examined how it has been applied in terms of the consensus process, biases, research teams, data collection, data analysis, and writing up the results and discussion sections of articles. On the basis of problems that have arisen in each of these areas, the authors made recommendations for modifications of the method. The authors concluded that CQR is a viable qualitative method and suggest several ideas for research on the method itself. In the early 1990s, when we wanted to conduct qualitative research, we explored several different approaches. Although the existing qualitative approaches had a number of valuable features, we were frustrated because the descriptions seemed vague, diffi-cult to comprehend, and equally difficult to implement. Hence, based on our experiences, we (Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997) developed consensual qualitative research (CQR), which we hoped
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