SynthesisBMC medical research methodology2014
Getting under the skin of the primary care consultation using video stimulated recall: a systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
- How Patients' Inquiry Shapes Meaning in Primary Care Consultations: A Qualitative Study Using Own-Point-of-View Video-Stimulated Recall.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026Article
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- Using "Own-Point-of-View" Video and Stimulated Recall to Reveal Physician Thought Processes: A Methodology Paper.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Medical practitioners' experiences and considerations when managing sleep medication for adolescents and young adults.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Space, time, and presence in video consultations: an interview study in Danish general practice.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Interpersonal contact and altered sensory conditions in video consultation - a qualitative interview study in Danish general practice.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Attention in hindsight: Using stimulated recall to capture dynamic fluctuations in attentional engagement.Behavior research methods · 2024Article
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- The patient's first point of contact (PINPOINT) - protocol of a prospective multicenter study of communication and decision-making during patient assessments by primary care registered nurses.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Checks: a qualitative video-stimulated recall interview study with practitioners.BJGP open · 2021Article
- A qualitative exploration of two risk calculators using video-recorded NHS health check consultations.BMC family practice · 2020Article
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- GP trainees' perceptions on learning EBM using conversations in the workplace: a video-stimulated interview study.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Understanding General Practitioners' Antibiotic Prescribing Decisions in Out-of-Hours Primary Care: A Video-Elicitation Interview Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Applying evidence-based medicine in general practice: a video-stimulated interview study on workplace-based observation.BMC family practice · 2020Article
- A qualitative study of cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Check using different risk calculators: protocol for the RIsk COmmunication in NHS Health Check (RICO) study.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- Mock interviews with video-stimulated recall to prepare medical students for residency interviews.MedEdPublish (2016) · 2018Article
- A scoping review of the potential for chart stimulated recall as a clinical research method.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- Behavior change interventions and policies influencing primary healthcare professionals' practice-an overview of reviews.Implementation science : IS · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundVideo stimulated recall (VSR) is a method of enhancing participants' accounts of the consultation using a video recording of the event to encourage and prompt recall in a post consultation interview. VSR is used in education and education research, and to a lesser extent in medical and nursing research. Little is known about the sort of research questions that lend themselves best to the use of VSR or the impact of the specific VSR procedure on study quality. This systematic review describes studies in primary care that have used the method and aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses and role of VSR.
methodsA systematic literature search has been conducted to identify primary care consultation research using VSR. Two authors undertook data extraction and quality appraisal of identified papers and a narrative synthesis has been conducted to draw together the findings. In addition, theory on classifying VSR procedures derived from other disciplines is used as a lens through which to assess the relevance of VSR technique.
resultsTwenty eight publications were identified that reported VSR in primary care doctor-patient consultation research. VSR was identified as a useful method to explore specific events within the consultation, mundane or routine occurrences, non-spoken events and appears to particularly add value to doctor's post consultation accounts. However, studies frequently had insufficient description of methods to properly evaluate both the quality of the study, and the influence of VSR technique on findings.
conclusionsVSR is particularly useful for study of specific consultation events when a 'within case' approach is used in analysis, comparing and contrasting findings from the consultation and post-consultation interview. Alignment of the choice of VSR procedure and sampling to the study research question was established as particularly important in the quality of studies. Future researchers may consider the role of process evaluation to understand further the impact of research design on data yielded and the acceptability of the method to participants.
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