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The Role and Strategy of the Philosophical Approach of Pluralism on Health Science Research Methodology: A Narrative Review
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Mahdieh Motie   , Abolfazl Rahgoi , Masoud Fallahi - khoshknab * |
| Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. |
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Introduction: The philosophical approach of pluralism is of great importance in health research due to the necessity of examining individuals from different perspectives. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the role and strategies of the philosophical approach of pluralism in health
science research.
Methods: The current research is a narrative review, searching for articles in English and Farsi without a time frame, using Boolean operators through the international databases PubMed, Scopus,Web Of Science, Embase with keywords Methodology, pluralism, health research It was done and the domestic databases like SID, Magiran were searched with Persian keywords and finally 22 articles were found.
Results: The review of selected articles indicated that the most prominent strategy of pluralism is cognitive strategy, followed by data source strategy, while the least emphasized strategy is geographical and gender-based. Additionally, in the articles, the primary role of pluralism is highlighted in cognitive diversity, followed by the generalizability of results, understanding diverse health perspectives, comprehensive health comprehension, interdisciplinary collaboration, and optimal resource utilization.
Conclusions: The philosophical approach of pluralism allows for a deeper understanding of complex phenomena by using multiple methods and perspectives. Since no single method or theory can provide a complete picture of reality, it is important to integrate approaches to achieve a more comprehensive understanding.
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| Keywords: Methodology, Pluralism, Health research. |
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Received: 2024/10/21 | Accepted: 2024/12/24 | Published: 2025/01/15
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| * Corresponding Author Address: Nursing Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences |
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