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A Qualitative Approach to Conceptual Spaces: Prototypes as Qualitative Atoms
The aim of this paper is to propose a qualitative approach to the theory of conceptual spaces, in contrast to the usual metric framework. This...
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Reactivity and good data in qualitative data collection
Reactivity in qualitative data collection occurs when a researcher generates data about a situation with reactivity, that is, a situation in which...
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“That’s just Future Medicine” - a qualitative study on users’ experiences of symptom checker apps
BackgroundSymptom checker apps (SCAs) are mobile or online applications for lay people that usually have two main functions: symptom analysis and...
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Touched by beauty: a qualitative inquiry into phenomenology of beauty
Philosophy of aesthetics and beauty has traditionally prioritized the sense of vision while deprioritizing the more basic-bodily and thus less...
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Who ought to look towards the horizon? A qualitative study on the collective social responsibility of scientific research
There is a growing concern for the proper role of science within democratic societies, which has led to the development of new science policies for...
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Ethics rounds in the ambulance service: a qualitative evaluation
BackgroundIt is a common ethical challenge for ambulance clinicians to care for patients with impaired decision-making capacities while assessing and...
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Perceived Drivers of Engagement and Disengagement in Workplace Wellbeing Programmes; Qualitative Evidence from Employees in the Republic of Ireland
This study employs a qualitative approach to investigate the factors influencing engagement in Irish employee wellbeing programmes. Two stages of...
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Research ethics in practice: An analysis of ethical issues encountered in qualitative health research with mental health service users and relatives
The ethics review of qualitative health research poses various challenges that are due to a mismatch between the current practice of ethics review...
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Societal Acceptability of Insect-Based Livestock Feed: A Qualitative Study from Europe
Against the background of high demand for protein-rich feed in the EU and the environmental degradation associated with intensive livestock farming,...
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Medical assistance in dying for people living with mental disorders: a qualitative thematic review
BackgroundMedical assistance in dying (MAiD) sparks debate in several countries, some of which allow or plan to allow MAiD where a mental disorder is...
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Women’s experiences with non-invasive prenatal testing in Switzerland: a qualitative analysis
BackgroundPrenatal genetic testing, in particular non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), as well as screening for risks associated with pregnancy, and...
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Gamification and customer experience in online retail: a qualitative study focusing on ethical perspective
This paper aims to investigate the effect of gamification in engaging and motivating consumers for online shop** and also the use of gamification...
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A qualitative interview study to determine barriers and facilitators of implementing automated decision support tools for genomic data access
Data access committees (DAC) gatekeep access to secured genomic and related health datasets yet are challenged to keep pace with the rising volume...
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Acceptable objectives of empirical research in bioethics: a qualitative exploration of researchers’ views
BackgroundThis is the first qualitative study to investigate how researchers, who do empirical work in bioethics, relate to objectives of empirical...
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The challenges and potential solutions of achieving meaningful consent amongst research participants in northern Thailand: a qualitative study
BackgroundAchieving meaningful consent can be challenging, particularly in contexts of diminished literacy, yet is a vital part of participant...
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Situational vulnerability within mental healthcare – a qualitative analysis of ethical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundMental healthcare users and patients were described as a particularly vulnerable group in the debate on the burdens of the COVID-19...
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Physicians’ professionalism from the patients’ perspective: a qualitative study at a single-family practice in Saudi Arabia
IntroductionProfessionalism is a crucial component of medical practice. It is a culturally sensitive notion that generally consists of behaviors,...
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“It’s Business”: A Qualitative Study of Moral Injury in Business Settings; Experiences, Outcomes and Protecting and Exacerbating Factors
Moral injury has primarily been studied from a clinical perspective to assess, diagnose and treat the outcomes of morally injurious experiences in...
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The role of bioethics services in paediatric intensive care units: a qualitative descriptive study
BackgroundThere is considerable variation in the functionality of bioethical services in different institutions and countries for children in...
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Perceptions of COVID-19 patients in the use of bioethical principles and the physician-patient relationship: a qualitative approach
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the approach to the health-disease system, raising the question about the principles of bioethics...