Browsing Centre for Primary Care and Public Health by Subject "Qualitative Research"
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Attitudes and behaviours of adolescents towards antibiotics and self-care for respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study.
(2017-06-06)BACKGROUND: To understand attitudes and behaviours of adolescents towards antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and respiratory tract infections. DESIGN: Qualitative approach informed by the Theory of Planned Behaviour. ... -
Barriers and facilitators to adherence to secondary stroke prevention medications after stroke: analysis of survivors and caregivers views from an online stroke forum.
(2017-07-16)OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers and facilitators of medication adherence in patients with stroke along with their caregivers. DESIGN: Qualitative thematic analysis of posts about secondary prevention medications, informed ... -
Beyond the 'dyad': a qualitative re-evaluation of the changing clinical consultation.
(2014-09-29)OBJECTIVE: To identify characteristics of consultations that do not conform to the traditionally understood communication 'dyad', in order to highlight implications for medical education and develop a reflective 'toolkit' ... -
Building managed primary care practice networks to deliver better clinical care: a qualitative semi-structured interview study.
(2017-11)BACKGROUND: Primary care practices are increasingly working in larger groups. In 2009, all 36 primary care practices in the London borough of Tower Hamlets were grouped geographically into eight managed practice networks ... -
An evaluation of the TARGET (Treat Antibiotics Responsibly; Guidance, Education, Tools) Antibiotics Toolkit to improve antimicrobial stewardship in primary care-is it fit for purpose?
(2018-07-23)Background: The TARGET (Treat Antibiotics Responsibly; Guidance, Education, Tools) Antibiotics Toolkit aims to improve antimicrobial prescribing in primary care through guidance, interactive workshops with action planning, ... -
How do stroke survivors and their carers use practitioners' advice on secondary prevention medications? Qualitative study of an online forum.
(2017-09-01)Background: Secondary prevention medications reduce risk of stroke recurrence, yet many people do not receive recommended treatment, nor take medications optimally. Objective: Exploring how patients report making use of ... -
The impact of a social prescribing service on patients in primary care: a mixed methods evaluation.
(2017-12-19)BACKGROUND: Social prescribing is targeted at isolated and lonely patients. Practitioners and patients jointly develop bespoke well-being plans to promote social integration and or social reactivation. Our aim was to ... -
The lived experience of chronic headache: a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature.
(2017-12-15)OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the qualitative literature of the lived experience of people with a chronic headache disorder. BACKGROUND: Chronic headaches affect 3%-4% of the population. The most common chronic ... -
Living with polypharmacy: a narrative interview study with older Pakistanis in East London.
(2023-11-15)BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is a growing and major public health issue. It can be burdensome and risky for patients and costly to healthcare systems. Older adults and those from ethnic minority backgrounds are disproportionately ... -
Online stroke forum as source of data for qualitative research: insights from a comparison with patients' interviews.
(2018-03-30)OBJECTIVE: To determine the appropriateness of an online forum compared with face-to-face interviews as a source of data for qualitative research on adherence to secondary prevention medications after stroke. DESIGN: A ... -
Perceptions of changes in practice following peer review in the National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Resources and Outcomes Project.
(2012)PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to examine perceptions of local service change and concepts of change amongst participants in a UK nationwide randomised controlled trial of informal, structured, reciprocated, ... -
Reluctance of general practice staff to register patients without documentation: a qualitative study in North East London.
(2023-04)BACKGROUND: Lack of access to documentation is a key barrier to GP registration, despite NHS England guidance stating that documents are not required. Staff attitudes and practice regarding registration of those without ... -
Seeking help for atrial fibrillation: the role of the body in distributed decision making.
(2024-06)We adopt Rapley's (2008) concept of distributed decision making to explore the role of the body in people's decisions to seek medical care. We conducted in-depth interviews with patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation ... -
Specialist nurses' perceptions of inviting patients to participate in clinical research studies: a qualitative descriptive study of barriers and facilitators.
(2016-08-11)BACKGROUND: Increasing the number of patients participating in research studies is a current priority in the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. The role of specialist nurses in inviting patients to ... -
Using chronic kidney disease trigger tools for safety and learning: a qualitative evaluation in East London primary care.
(2019-10)BACKGROUND: An innovative programme to improve identification and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care was implemented across three clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in 2016. This included a falling ... -
Valuing breastfeeding: a qualitative study of women's experiences of a financial incentive scheme for breastfeeding.
(2018-01-08)BACKGROUND: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a financial incentive for breastfeeding conducted in areas with low breastfeeding rates in the UK reported a statistically significant increase in breastfeeding at ... -
Women's preferences for alternative financial incentive schemes for breastfeeding: A discrete choice experiment.
(2018)BACKGROUND: Increasing breastfeeding rates have been associated with reductions in disease in babies and mothers as well as in related costs. 'Nourishing Start for Health (NoSH)', a financial incentive scheme has been ... -
'You started something … then I continued by myself': a qualitative study of physical activity maintenance.
(2017-11)BACKGROUND: Most mid-life and older adults are not achieving recommended physical activity (PA) targets and effective interventions are needed to increase and maintain PA long-term for health benefits. The Pedometer And ...