Written narratives from immigrants following a prenatal diagnosis: qualitative exploratory study

Experiences and preferences of care among Swedish immigrants following a prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defect in the fetus: a qualitative interview study

BACKGROUND Immigrants experience significant challenges when in contact with healthcare and report less satisfaction with maternity care compared to native Swedes. Research that gives voice to pregnant immigrant women and their partners following a prenatal diagnosis of a fetal anomaly is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore experiences and preferences of care following a prenatal...

Automatically Eliciting Task Models from Written Task Narratives

A Critical Review of Qualitative Articles in Journals’ Review Process: a Descriptive Exploratory Study

Introduction: Iranian researchers have increasingly been interested in conducting qualitative research studies in health system and publishing related articles. However, no research study was found to critically analyze qualitative articles in the review process of Iranian journals. The aim of this study has been to critically review qualitative articles in the review process of journals. Meth...

Evaluative expression in deaf children's written narratives.

BACKGROUND Deaf children vary in the use of and proficiency in signed language. The majority of studies on writing skills of children who are deaf did not assess deaf children's proficiency in signed language and/or grouped together deaf children with varying sign language skills. AIMS Adopting a bimodal bilingual perspective, we examined evaluative expression, an important narrative tool in ...

How medical teachers use narratives in lectures: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND There are strong theoretical arguments for using narratives in teaching and learning within medicine, but little is known about how they are used in medical lectures. This study explores the types of narratives lecturers use, the attitudes of lecturers and students to the use of narratives in teaching, and the aspects of learning that narratives may facilitate. METHODS Observation ...