Enhancement of Validity through Qualitative Approaches: Incorporating the Patient's Perspective.

Carey, Martha Ann; Smith, Mickey W.

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ERIC Number: EJ443865

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Publication Date: 1992

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Enhancement of Validity through Qualitative Approaches: Incorporating the Patient's Perspective.

Carey, Martha Ann; Smith, Mickey W.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v15 n1 p107-14 Mar 1992

The use of qualitative data in the refinement of a research program in human immunodeficiency virus studies in a military population is described. Three mechanisms of patient participation (a protocol advisor, a participant advisory panel, and focus groups) provided important feedback for adapting the research process. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advisory Committees, Feedback, Military Personnel, Patients, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Research Projects, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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