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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 | ||||
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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 |
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Journal or Publication Title: | European Journal of Cancer Care | ||||
Publisher: | BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0961-5423 | ||||
Official Date: | September 2002 | ||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 232-237 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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