The wide scope of qualitative enquiry presents the researcher with a number of choices
regarding data collection and sampling. Selecting data collection and sampling techniques …

Using drawings to bridge the communication barriers between adults and children, this
article looks at examples of fieldwork with socioeconomically disadvantaged young families …

Background There are few areas of health care where sufficient research-based evidence
exists and primary health care is no exception. In the absence of such evidence, the …

Background: Anorexia/cachexia is a frequent complication of advanced cancer with poorly
understood psychosocial impact or eating-related distress (ERD) on both patients and family …

Despite their comparative neglect analytically, uniforms play a key role in the delineation of
occupational boundaries and the formation of professional identity in healthcare. This paper …

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to describe menopausal women's positive experience of
growing older and becoming middle-aged. METHODS: Qualitative interviews with 24 …

Background: Input from target respondents in the development of patient-reported outcome
measures is necessary to ensure that the instrument is meaningful. Objectives: To solicit …

This study examined the factors that lead specialists in pediatric dentistry to suspect child
abuse or neglect and the considerations that influence the decision to report these …

Qualitative methodology is gaining increasing attention and esteem in medical research,
with general practice research taking a lead. With these methods, human and social …

Background: An appreciation of the broader social determinants of health and wellbeing has
led to the inclusion of new public health principles and practice within health and social …