Griffiths, Frances (2012) Qualitative outcome assessment and research on chronic disease management in general practice : highlights from a keynote lecture, EGPRN May 2011, Nice. European Journal of General Practice, Vol.18 (No.1). pp. 53-55. doi:10.3109/13814788.2011.651453 ISSN 1381-4788.

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At its 2011 conference in Nice, France, the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN), considered the issue of Relevant Outcome Measures in General Practice Research into Chronic Diseases. This paper, which is adapted from a keynote lecture given during that conference, considers the role of qualitative outcome assessments in research. Such assessments have a great deal in common with the patient-centred approach of general practice as they can capture the overall state of a patient rather than capturing only certain aspects. Research suggests that patients can be categorized, based on qualitative outcome assessment, and over time might change category. This approach to assessment brings to our attention alternative ways of considering the future: future as currently being made or future as predictable, at least to some extent. Although general practice needs the evidence from research that predicts the future, it also needs to engage in research that seeks to understand patients as they make their future, and to understand the impact of clinical interventions on this process.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Chronic diseases -- Research, Family medicine -- Research, Qualitative research
Journal or Publication Title:	European Journal of General Practice
Publisher:	Informa Healthcare
ISSN:	1381-4788
Official Date:	March 2012
Dates:	Date Event March 2012 Published
Volume:	Vol.18
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 53-55
DOI:	10.3109/13814788.2011.651453
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	20 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	20 December 2015

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