Browsing by Subject "qualitative"
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A review of qualitative case methods trends and themes used in technology transfer research
(Springer Nature, 2016-08-25)The focus of this paper is to review the qualitative case methods that have been used in technology transfer research over the last 20 years from 1996 to 2015. Case methods allow for more in-depth analyses and provide the ... -
Clinical research nurses’ expectations and realities of their role: A qualitative evidence synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-12-17)Aims To synthesise the available body of qualitative studies relating to clinical research nurses’ experiences of their role. Methods A systematic search of the literature in five databases was undertaken: CINAHL, ... -
Critical care nurses experiences of providing care for adults in a highly technological environment: A qualitative evidence synthesis
(Wiley, 2019-08-20)Abstract Aims To synthesise the available body of qualitative evidence relating to nurses' perceptions and experiences of care provision in adult critical care environments. Methods The study adhered to ENTREQ ... -
Evaluating the systematic implementation of the ‘let me decide’ advance care planning programme in long term care through focus groups: staff perspectives
(Springer Nature, 2015-11-03)Background: The 'Let Me Decide' Advance Care Planning (LMD-ACP) programme offers a structured approach to End-of-Life (EoL) care planning in long-term care for residents with and without capacity to complete an advance ... -
Exploring the need for transition readiness scales within cystic fibrosis services: a qualitative descriptive study
(Wiley, 2018-03-08)Aims and objectivesTo explore healthcare professionals' and patients' perceptions of the potential use of a Transition Readiness Scale in cystic fibrosis care. This included an examination of barriers and facilitators to ... -
Factors influencing lifestyle behaviours during and after a gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy
(Informa UK Limited, 2015-01-01)Objective: This qualitative study examined the healthy lifestyle behaviours undertaken during and after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the factors that influenced the likelihood of ... -
Feasibility of a physical activity programme embedded into the daily lives of older adults living in nursing homes: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot feasibility study
(BMC, 2018-04-20)Background: Older adults living in nursing homes spend the majority of their time inactive. The associated levels of chronic disease places an increasing burden on healthcare systems. Physical activity (PA) interventions ... -
‘Just trying to talk to people … It’s the hardest’: Perspectives of adolescents with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder on their social communication skills
(SAGE Publications, 2018-10-14)Difficulty with social communication is the most pervasive difficulty experienced by individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HF-ASD). Communication difficulties are often magnified in adolescence as ... -
Living with relapsed myeloma: Symptoms and self-care strategies
(Wiley, 2017-12-21)Aims and Objectives: To explore which symptoms relapsed myeloma patients experience and what self-care strategies are used.Methods: This was a qualitative study utilising focus group interviews (n=4) with relapsed myeloma ... -
Living with relapsed myeloma: symptoms and self-care strategies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-12-21)Aims and Objectives: To explore which symptoms relapsed myeloma patients experience and what self-care strategies are used. Methods: This was a qualitative study utilising focus group interviews (n=4) with relapsed myeloma ... -
Obesity prevention during early life: Developing the evidence base to maximise the effectiveness of interventions delivered by health professionals
(NUI Galway, 2020-05-10)Background: Childhood obesity is a global public health challenge. Research priorities have not been established for obesity prevention research across childhood, however. Coproduction of research priorities leads to ... -
Participants’ experiences of a sexual counseling intervention during cardiac rehabilitation: A nested qualitative study within the CHARMS pilot randomized controlled trial
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-09-01)BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend sexual assessment and counseling be offered to all patients with cardiovascular disease during cardiac rehabilitation. However, sexual problems are infrequently addressed. ... -
Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: a directed content analysis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-05-26)ObjectiveHead and neck cancer (HNC) survivors encounter unique challenges following treatment. This study aimed to identify self-management strategies that HNC survivors use to overcome these posttreatment challenges. Me ... -
Smartphone apps for improving medication adherence in hypertension: patients’ perspectives
(Dove Medical Press, 2018-05-14)Purpose Digital interventions, such as smartphone applications (apps), are becoming an increasingly common way to support medication adherence and self-management in chronic conditions. It is important to investigate how ... -
Surgery for recurrent stress urinary incontinence: the views of surgeons and women
(Springer Nature, 2017-06-02)The objectives were to explore the views of women with recurrent stress incontinence (SUI) with regard to treatment preferences and the acceptability of randomisation to a future trial, and to survey the views of UK ... -
Survivor‐led relational psychotherapy and embodied trauma: A qualitative inquiry
(Wiley, 2020-10-04)Background Childhood sexual abuse has complex and multifarious consequences for one's physical and mental health, including injuries and psychological illnesses such as depression (Psychological Bulletin, 99, 1986, 66; ... -
‘you feel like your whole world is caving in’: a qualitative study of primary care patients’ conceptualisations of emotional distress
(SAGE Publications, 2016-10-01)General practitioners are tasked with determining the nature of patients' emotional distress and providing appropriate care. For patients whose symptoms appear to fall near the boundaries' of psychiatric disorder, this can ...