Qualitative research in evidence-based medicine: Improving decision-making and participation in randomized controlled trials of cancer treatments

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 758-765

  Audrey, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; complex interventions; decision making; evidence based medicine; palliative chemotherapy; patient recruitment; qualitative research; randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 82955217832     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216311419548     Document Type: Review

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