Background: Observational research methods are important for understanding people's
actions, roles and behaviour. However, these techniques are underused generally in …

Background. Nursing research generally, and palliative care research in particular, has
been criticized for generating numerous small scale, often qualitative and/or evaluative …

Background: Despite evidence demonstrating the utility of using Person-Centred Outcome
Measures within palliative care settings, implementing them into routine practice is …

Participatory research is a relatively new method of researching practice especially within
palliative care. It differs from other methodologies in that there is an expectation of action …

This is the first of two papers that describe the analysis of qualitative data and the use of
computers and relevant software within this process. Qualitative data analysis is a complex …

In this study, the authors describe the concept of palliative care as applied in a palliative
care unit. They conducted in-depth interviews with 8 patients, 9 relatives, and 24 caregivers …

This article provides a frank discussion of the practical and ethical issues that emerged
during the process of setting up and conducting a participant observation study within an …

The participation of patients in making decisions about their care is especially important
towards the end of life because palliative care decisions involve extensive uncertainty and …

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 …

Background: Public involvement is increasingly considered a prerequisite for high-quality
research. However, involvement in palliative care is impeded by limited evidence on the …