UNSPECIFIED (2002) Researching experiences of cancer: the importance of methodology. European Journal of Cancer Care, 11 (3). pp. 232-237. ISSN 0961-5423

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Abstract

This paper draws on contributions to and discussions at a recent MRC HSRC-sponsored workshop 'Researching users' experiences of health care: the case of cancer'. We focus on the methodological and ethical challenges that currently face researchers who use self-report methods to investigate experiences of cancer and cancer care. These challenges relate to: the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of research; participation rates and participant profiles; data collection methods (the retrospective nature of accounts, description and measurement, and data collection as intervention); social desirability considerations; relationship considerations; the experiences of contributing to research; and the synthesis and presentation of findings. We suggest that methodological research to tackle these challenges should be integrated into substantive research projects to promote the development of a strong knowledge base about experiences of cancer and cancer care.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Journal or Publication Title:	European Journal of Cancer Care
Publisher:	BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
ISSN:	0961-5423
Date:	September 2002
Volume:	11
Number:	3
Number of Pages:	6
Page Range:	pp. 232-237
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/10551

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