Safe and Inclusive Research Practices for Qualitative Research Involving People with Dementia: A Review of Key Issues and Strategies

Dementia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 1042-1059

  Novek, Sheila ^a   Wilkinson, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; ethics; inclusive research; qualitative research methods; safety

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS;

COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85059588037     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301217701274     Document Type: Article

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