Why Patients Turn to Traditional Medicine: New Study Reveals Their Real Motivations
A new qualitative study of 20 users finds that traditional and complementary medicine is driven by health goals, disappointment with ...
Tag: qualitative research
Simple Job Aids Help Ethiopian Health Workers Boost Child Immunization Through Better Communication
A qualitative study across three Ethiopian regions finds that interpersonal communication job aids improved frontline health workers' counseling skills and ...
Why Young Doctors in Rural China Plan to Leave: Leadership and Family Life Hold the Key
A qualitative study of 26 rural-oriented medical students in Guangxi, China, finds that only about 23 percent intend to stay ...
When a Child’s Depression Sickens the Whole Family: Inside China’s Bidirectional Suicide Crisis
A qualitative study of twelve Chinese adolescent-parent dyads reveals how depression and suicidality circulate bidirectionally through families, driving physical illness, ...
Navigating the Unknown: Rare Cancer Patients Confront Pervasive Illness Uncertainty
A qualitative study of twenty rare cancer survivors reveals that ambiguity, insufficient information, and unfamiliarity drive persistent illness uncertainty, with ...
How Radiation Therapists in Norway and Canada Deliver Psychosocial Care Differently
A qualitative study of 26 radiation therapists reveals that Norwegian clinicians rely on flexible, relationship-based psychosocial care while Canadians depend ...
Cancer Care Teams Confront the Hidden Financial Costs That Push Survivors Into Debt
A phenomenological study of 15 multidisciplinary professionals at Indonesia's national cancer hospital finds that financial toxicity in cancer survivorship is ...
Palliative Care Nurses Weigh Promise and Perils of AI at Life’s End
A qualitative study of eighteen palliative care nurses reveals cautious optimism about AI for workload relief and symptom assessment, alongside ...
Cancer Patients Hide Their Herbal Remedies. Singapore Wants to Change That
A multi-stakeholder study at Singapore's National Cancer Centre has identified five priorities for safely integrating traditional and complementary therapies into ...
Nurses Reveal What the OSCE Exam Really Feels Like on the Hospital Floor
A qualitative study of fourteen Iranian nurses finds the OSCE is valued as a bridge between theory and practice but ...
Caring for Children With Cerebral Palsy in China Leaves Parents Socially Isolated, Study Finds
A qualitative study of 26 Chinese primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy reveals how emotional distress, caregiving demands, role ...
Barbershops Could Become Frontline HIV Prevention Hubs in South Africa
A qualitative study in Durban, South Africa finds that clients, barbers, and owners see strong potential in barbershop-based HIV prevention ...
Cancer survivors call telerehabilitation a lifeline, but exercise habits fade without ongoing support
A qualitative study finds cancer survivors retain positive exercise intentions four months after telerehabilitation, but many need ongoing support to ...
Mothers in Ghana’s Upper East Region Carry the Weight of Congenital Anomaly Care Alone
A new qualitative study from Ghana's Upper East Region reveals how cultural beliefs, gender roles, and religious conviction shape the ...
Nurses’ lived experiences of the death of their significant others in their workplace
A qualitative phenomenological study finds that nurses who lose significant others at work experience unending grief, masked emotions, and eventual ...
Inside the IV bag: pharmacists reveal how parenteral nutrition really works in Baghdad hospitals
A qualitative study of 27 pharmacists in Baghdad's government hospitals maps how parenteral nutrition is prepared, monitored, and managed, revealing ...
Inside the Teams That Keep High-Risk Patients Out of the Hospital
A multisite VA evaluation finds that intensive primary care teams perform care coordination activities that map cleanly onto all nine ...
Family Caregivers Reveal What Really Eases the Strain of Heart Surgery Recovery
A qualitative study from Iran reveals how a caregiver burden reduction program transformed the lives of families caring for coronary ...
Teens Map the Real Routes to Vapes and Say No Single Ban Can Close Them
A qualitative study with Sheffield teenagers who do not vape reveals how cheap prices, lax shop age checks, discreet product ...
Why Patients Ignore Smart Bedside Terminals: Nurses Hold the Key
Walk into a modern smart hospital ward and you will find a curious piece of technology bolted beside nearly every ...
