Is the qualitative research interview an acceptable medium for research with palliative care patients and carers?

BMC Medical Ethics

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gysels, Marjolein ^a,b   Shipman, Cathy ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NARRATION; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 43849101425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-9-7     Document Type: Article

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