Qualitative studies focus on the experiences of participants to understand phenomena or concepts. Qualitative studies are often conducted through interviews, observations, or focus groups.
To find a qualitative study in PubMed or CINAHL, you can add these search strings to your query.
In PubMed
interview*[Title/Abstract] OR interviews[MeSH:noexp] OR experience*[Text Word] OR qualitative[Title/Abstract]
In CINAHL
(TI interview* OR AB interview*) OR (MH interviews) OR experience* OR (TI qualitative OR AB qualitative)
Special thanks to McMaster University for the PubMed search filter.