How to conduct clinical qualitative research on the patient's experience

From a perspective of patient-centered healthcare, exploring patients' (a) preconceptions, (b) treatment experiences, (c) quality of life, (d) satisfaction, (e) illness understandings, and (f) design are all critical components in improving primary health care and research. Utilizing qualitativ...

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Published in:Qualitative report 2011-07, Vol.16 (4), p.1173
Main Author: Chenail, Ronald J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Design
Diseases
Drug Therapy
Ethnography
Evidence Based Practice
Grounded Theory
Health Services
Medical care
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Methods
Patients
Phenomenology
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Qualitative Research
Quality management
Quality of Life
Research Design
Research Methodology
Research Needs
Researchers
Studies
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Summary:From a perspective of patient-centered healthcare, exploring patients' (a) preconceptions, (b) treatment experiences, (c) quality of life, (d) satisfaction, (e) illness understandings, and (f) design are all critical components in improving primary health care and research. Utilizing qualitative approaches to discover patients' experiences can provide valuable information for practitioners and investigators alike. In this paper, the author describes how researchers can select from among five major qualitative designs (i.e., primary qualitative research, qualitative evaluation, collaborative inquiry, mixed method, and qualitative meta-study) and five preeminent qualitative methodologies (i.e., descriptive, phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, and narrative) to create studies to meet their patient-centered research needs. Key Words: Patient Experience, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Patient-Centered Healthcare
ISSN:1052-0147
2160-3715