A collaborative, evaluative review of qualitative research in palliative care published
between 1990 and 1999 has been conducted. Nearly 30000 articles in 48 journals from …

Background. Qualitative research plays an important part in providing evidence for practice
in nursing, and is gaining greater acceptance within medicine. However, questions remain …

There has been virtually no discussion of the challenges that are encountered in conducting
qualitative research in palliative care. This article draws upon the authors' experiences to …

Following a rather shaky start, the use of qualitative methods is now gaining increased
acceptance within the field of health research. Further progress will have to be made …

This chapter provides an introduction to qualitative methods of data collection and analysis.
These are among the most useful and frequently used methods in palliative care research …

The question of whether a coherent tradition in research and research methods (or
paradigm) exists in palliative care is explored in this paper through an examination of the …

Background: While vast opportunities for using qualitative methods exist within palliative
care research, few studies provide practical advice for researchers and clinicians as a …

Palliative and end of life care are concerned with the physical, social, psychological and
spiritual care of people with advanced disease. It currently has a poorly developed research …

Book Description This book is an essential resource for the improvement of research skills
among researchers in palliative care.-It identifies key methods in palliative care research …

This article discusses some of the ethical issues associated with the use of qualitative
research methods in two doctoral studies conducted by nurses in a department of palliative …