Social validity of randomised controlled trials in health services research and intellectual disabilities: A qualitative exploration of stakeholder views

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Robotham, Dan ^a   King, Michael ^b   Canagasabey, Anton ^c   Inchley Mort, Sophie ^d   Hassiotis, Angela ^b  

^a Mental Health Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Learning Disability Psychiatry Department ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Camden Learning Disabilities Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMPREHENSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958045532     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-144     Document Type: Article

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