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Qualitative approaches to understanding patient preferences.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrating patient values and preferences in healthcare: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Preferences for formal and traditional sources of childbirth and postnatal care among women in rural Africa: A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- What factors impact on the implementation of clubfoot treatment services in low and middle-income countries?: a narrative synthesis of existing qualitative studies.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Pooled it
- Research letter: Impact of pruritus on quality of life-A systematic review.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2016Pooled it
- Real-World Canadian Insights into Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency: Perspectives on Daily and Long-Acting Growth Hormone from Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Preference for Face-to-Face Contraceptive Service Delivery Post-COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
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- Description of Feelings, Perception, and Experience Before and After Switching from IV Daratumumab to the SC Form: A Mixed-Method, Cross-Sectional Survey in Multiple Myeloma Patients in Europe.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Placing the values and preferences of people most affected by TB at the center of screening and testing: an approach for reaching the unreached.BMC global and public health · 2023Article
- Heterogeneity in preferences for outcomes of integrated care for persons with multiple chronic diseases: a latent class analysis of a discrete choice experiment.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- "What you feel under your hands": exploring professionals' perspective of somatic dysfunction in osteopathic clinical practice-a qualitative study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
- The Application of Preference Elicitation Methods in Clinical Trial Design to Quantify Trade-Offs: A Scoping Review.The patient · 2022Article
- Conducting Qualitative Research Online: Challenges and Solutions.The patient · 2021Article
- Assessing Patient Preferences for Treatment Options for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Critical Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Review
- Video or In-Clinic Consultation? Selection of Attributes as Preparation for a Discrete Choice Experiment Among Key Stakeholders.The patient · 2019Article
- Women's Preferences for Birthing Hospital in Denmark: A Discrete Choice Experiment.The patient · 2018Article
- Perceived Barriers and Potential Strategies to Improve Self-Management Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Community-Engaged Research Approach.The patient · 2016Article
- Identifying the benefits and risks of emerging treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a qualitative study.The patient · 2015Article
- Outcome of supportive talks in a hospital setting: insights from cancer patients and their relatives.The patient · 2014Article
- What do older people value when they visit their general practitioner? A qualitative study.European journal of ageing · 2014Article
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Abstract
Achieving patient-centered care depends on a thorough understanding of patient preferences at all stages of their journeys through healthcare. Qualitative research methods provide the means to systematically collect and analyze these preferences. Qualitative approaches to research are diverse in character, but many such approaches have a long history and strong disciplinary roots. Despite variation, most qualitative approaches work inductively from the 'ground up', and seek to build knowledge and understanding rather than test hypotheses. Their use to explore patient pathways through care has offered insight into reasons why people become patients in the first instance, their preferences for treatment options and degree of involvement in decisions, and their preferences for healthcare delivery. Qualitative approaches are sometimes used alongside 'quantitative' in mixed methods designs, requiring solid expertise and resourcing. Expertise is also crucial in the assessment of quality in qualitative research, and efforts to develop checklists to assess quality are challenged by evidence about the importance of expertise-based judgments. Recent developments in health research include an upsurge in patient involvement activities in design of research and healthcare services; these may seem similar to qualitative research, but are in fact very different. While an important part of the research landscape, patient involvement activities are not intended to provide robust research-based evidence about patients' preferences or experiences. There is pressing need to bridge the gap between qualitative research evidence and patient involvement in the design of research and services. Participatory research methods that harness qualitative approaches may be a way to achieve this.
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