Qualitative approaches to the study of medical discourse : combining multiple methodologies /
This case study outlines the planning and implementation of a study examining language choice in medical visits. In this case study, I describe the three types of methods used in data collection: audio recordings of medical visits between nurse practitioners and patients, interviews with patients fo...
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Sage Publications Ltd,
2017.
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| Summary: | This case study outlines the planning and implementation of a study examining language choice in medical visits. In this case study, I describe the three types of methods used in data collection: audio recordings of medical visits between nurse practitioners and patients, interviews with patients following their visit, and ethnographic observations of the clinics and the providers roles and responsibilities. I then explain why these methods were chosen and the additional decisions that had to be made in order to implement the research. I also present some of the confounding issues that arose when undertaking qualitative research in health-care settings including logistical issues of access and approval, procedural decisions, and the adjustments I had to make even after the study had been approved. I also discuss the ways in which questioning and interviewing practices can create distance between the researcher and the participants, which may influence the data that are ultimately collected. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781473989146 1473989140 |