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Power Analysis in Health Policy and Systems Research: a Guide to Research Conceptualisation

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dc.creator Topp, Stephanie
dc.creator Schaaf, Marta
dc.creator Sriram, Veena
dc.creator Scott, Kerry
dc.creator Dalglish, Sarah L.
dc.creator Nelson, Erica Marie
dc.creator Rajasulochana, S.R.
dc.creator Mishra, Arima
dc.creator Asthana, Sumegha
dc.creator Parashar, Rakesh
dc.creator Marten, Robert
dc.creator Gutemberg Quintas Costa, João
dc.creator Sacks, Emma
dc.creator BR, Rajeev
dc.creator Reyes, Katherine Ann V.
dc.creator Singh, Shweta
dc.date 2021-12-10T14:19:22Z
dc.date 2021-12-10T14:19:22Z
dc.date 2021-11-05
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:50:47Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:50:47Z
dc.identifier Topp, SM., Schaaf, M., Sriram, V. et al (2021) 'Power Analysis in Health Policy and Systems Research: a Guide to Research Conceptualisation', BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e007268, DOI: 10.1136/ bmjgh-2021-007268
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16996
dc.identifier https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/11/e007268
dc.identifier 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007268
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198798
dc.description Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical research on power are crucial for providing deeper, more nuanced understandings of the mechanisms and structures leading to social inequities and health disparities; placing contemporary policy concerns in a wider historical, political and social context; and for contributing to the (re)design or reform of health systems to drive progress towards improved health outcomes. Nonetheless, explicit analyses of power in HPSR remain relatively infrequent, and there are no comprehensive resources that serve as theoretical and methodological starting points. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a consolidated guide to researchers wishing to consider, design and conduct power analyses of health policies or systems. This practice article presents a synthesis of theoretical and conceptual understandings of power; describes methodologies and approaches for conducting power analyses; discusses how they might be appropriately combined; and throughout reflects on the importance of engaging with positionality through reflexive praxis. Expanding research on power in health policy and systems will generate key insights needed to address underlying drivers of health disparities and strengthen health systems for all.
dc.language en
dc.publisher BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.rights © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re- use permitted under CC BY- NC. No commercial re- use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
dc.subject Health
dc.title Power Analysis in Health Policy and Systems Research: a Guide to Research Conceptualisation
dc.type Other


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