Clinical trial participants' experiences of completing questionnaires: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Holmberg, Christine ^a   Karner, Julia J ^a   Rappenecker, Julia ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHORT FORM 36; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84897524110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004363     Document Type: Article

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