What can qualitative approaches bring to trauma outcome research?
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 42; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.injury.2011.01.021
ISSN1879-0267
AutoresRachael Gooberman‐Hill, Rebecca Fox, Tim Chesser,
Tópico(s)Foot and Ankle Surgery
ResumoIn looking at results after trauma, treatment alone may not explain outcome. Individual, contextual and population-related factors also have their parts to play. Outcomes may vary according to gender, education, compensation payments and lawyer involvement. 3 Buckley R. Tough S. McCormack R. et al. Operative compared with nonoperative treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: a prospective, randomized controlled multicentre trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002; 84A: 1733-1744 Google Scholar , 13 Harris I.A. Young J.M. Jalaludin B.B. Solomon M.J. The effect of compensation on general health in patients sustaining fractures in motor vehicle trauma. J Orthop Trauma. 2008; 22: 216-220 Crossref PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar , 18 MacDermid J.C. Donner A. Richards R.S. Roth J.H. Patient versus injury factors as predictors of pain and disability six months after a distal radius fracture. J Clin Epidemiol. 2002; 55: 849-854 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (148) Google Scholar , 16 Holbrook T.L. Hoyt D.B. Anderson J.P. The importance of gender on outcome after major trauma: functional and psychologic outcomes in women versus men. J Trauma-Injury Infection Critical Care. 2001; 50: 270-273 Crossref PubMed Scopus (104) Google Scholar , 21 Michaels A.J. Michaels C.E. Smith J.S. et al. Outcome from Injury: general health, work status, and satisfaction 12 months after trauma. J Trauma-Injury Infection Critical Care. 2002; 48: 841-850 Crossref Scopus (280) Google Scholar Measures used to assess outcome need to ask the 'right' questions and include items that assess areas of importance to patients and health care providers. Understanding how the context of injury and treatment may affect outcome is a complicated business and designing outcome measures requires painstaking research. By employing qualitative methods, it is possible to address some these issues.
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