This article discusses one approach to conducting thematic analysis using structured qualitative data collected from focus groups. Thematic is of the most used but often poorly defined approaches in research community. The method principally concerned with identification patterns which are then reported as researcher-generated themes. In this article, I use obtained Qualitative Data Repository ...

OBJECTIVES General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in heart failure (HF) management. Despite multiple guidelines, the management of patients with HF in primary care is suboptimal. Therefore, all the qualitative evidence concerning GPs' perceptions of managing HF in primary care was synthesised to identify barriers and facilitators for optimal care, and ideas for improvement. DESIGN Qualit...

The term “thematic analysis” abounds in research articles and appears the titles of books, without authors these writings being primarily concerned with defining what thematic analysis is. Thematic is present current vocabulary several disciplines presented as a working method choice psychology, sociology, or linguistics, to name but few. This article seeks situate thinking Holton Gerald, who i...

Family caregivers are crucial for supporting home death. We reviewed published qualitative research on home-based family caregiving at end of life (1998-2008), synthesizing key findings and identifying gaps where additional research is needed. Multiple databases were searched and abstracts reviewed for a focus on family caregiving and palliative care; full articles were reviewed to extract data...

Tables are a natural and ubiquitous way of representing related information. Actionable insight is usually gleaned from tabular datasets through data mining techniques assisted by domain experts. These techniques however, do not harness the semantics or the contextual reference underlying the datasets. Tabular datasets, especially the ones created as part of open data initiatives often contain ...

Realizations of the importance “the art medicine” in trust-building and patient satisfaction have resulted incorporation narrative medicine programs into training curricula. By learning how to respond stories as well communicate their own, healthcare providers can ensure that patients feel heard respected. This study seeks define what constitutes empathetic listening through a qualitative analy...

Thematic analysis is an increasingly popular method for analysing qualitative data within the social sciences. Current guides conducting thematic promote method’s broad flexibility across research designs, which has resulted in criticism that lacks rigour and structure necessary credible academic research. Recognizing challenges faced by scholars, I developed present 8-step prescriptive approac...