Introduction: The aim of this qualitative study was to a) involve patients and carers in the research process and b) to understand the experiences of shared decision-making (SDM) in older people (over 70 years) in two National Health Service (NHS) Trusts. Methods: A patient and carer group (PCG) were involved in writing the research proposal, developing interview questions, undertaking intervie...

Requirements elicitation is widely regarded as the most challenging activity within the scope of requirements engineering. The activity concerns the understanding of problems that a system should address, which later leads to the identification of system requirements. As an abstract process, its effectiveness is greatly influenced by the credibility and suitability of the stakeholders involved....

Children with life limiting conditions and their families have complex needs. Evaluations must consider their views and perspectives to ensure care is relevant, appropriate and acceptable. We consulted with children, young people, their parents and local professionals to gain a more informed picture of issues affecting them prior to preparing a bid to evaluate services in the area. Multiple met...

The overall aim of this thesis was to examine how eHomecare affects the daily lives of older users and their relatives, with a focus on safety and communication. A further aim was to explore care managers’ perspectives, expectations and experiences of eHomecare and its implementation. Methods: Participants in study one and two were older people with granted eHomecare and eight relatives and, ca...

Objective: To analyze the advantages and challenges of nurses in instrumental assistance management by Systematization of Nursing Assistance (SNA). Methods: This is a qualitative study, based on the framework of dialectical hermeneutics. The sample consisted of 32 nurses from three hospitals in a city in southern Minas Gerais. We used the Focus Group with the guiding question: "What are the fac...

The paper will report about the idea, aim and concept of the European Commission project MOTIVATION starting 2008 and lasting two years. This coordination action will compile an exchange between the partner countries 1 (Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden) about different factors, which influence the image of sciences and technology. Young people often have obsolete a...

Aim. The aim of this paper is to present findings from a research study undertaken to explore women’s life and birth experiences in Pakistan. Method. The design was ethnographic (Denzin, 1978) with an anthropological slant. Participant observation was undertaken in a maternity hospital in Pakistan and an over-50s luncheon club in the UK. Following two focus groups, in-depth interviews were unde...