Objective: To provide an overview of qualitative methodologies for health researchers in order
to inform better research practices. Approach: Different possible goals in health research …

Presenteeism is a concept used to describe the phenomenon of working through illness
and injury. This paper is based on interviews and focus groups undertaken at three different …

Background Ethnic disparities in cancer survival have been documented in many populations
and cancer types. The causes of these inequalities are not well understood but may …

Research indicates that there is a high level of trust in health professionals but also a high
level of non‐disclosure of mental health issues to general practitioners (GPs). This paper …

Background Comorbidity has a well documented detrimental effect on cancer survival.
However it is difficult to disentangle the direct effects of comorbidity on survival from indirect …

This article presents research that explores how medications are understood and used by
people in everyday life. An intensive process of data collection from 55 households was used …

BACKGROUND: Racial and ethnic inequalities in colon cancer treatment have been
reported in the United States but not elsewhere. The authors of this report compared cancer …

Studies investigating relationships between mental health and residential areas suggest
that certain characteristics of neighbourhood environments matter. After developing a …

We aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of public views and ways of talking about
antibiotics. Four focus groups were held with members of the public. In addition, 39 households …

… Louise Poynton, Anthony Dowell, Kevin Dew, Tony Egan … Author information: Louise
Poynton, Medical Student; Anthony Dowell, Professor of Primary Health Care and General …