OBJECTIVES We sought to analyze women prisoners' use of co-payments for health care; how co-payments affect their access to health care; and how they view the impact of co-payments on their health. METHODS Using a community-based participatory research approach, we conducted six focus groups with 31 previously incarcerated women. Data were analyzed using qualitative field research methods, gr...

BACKGROUND CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland implemented a voluntary patient-centered medical home (PCMH) program in 2011 that did not require formal certification to participate. This study assessed attitudes and awareness of PCMH programs among participating providers in Maryland and Northern Virginia. METHODS This qualitative study used information from 13 focus groups. In additio...

BACKGROUND To be meaningful, a core outcome set (COS) should be relevant to all stakeholders including patients and carers. This review aimed to explore the methods by which patients and carers have been included as participants in COS development exercises and, in particular, the use and reporting of qualitative methods. METHODS In August 2015, a search of the Core Outcomes Measures in Effec...

Safeguarding children affected by domestic abuse is a key responsibility for all professionals working with children and families, but can be difficult to achieve in practice. Despite a policy emphasis on early intervention and child-centred work, limited attention has been paid to how professionals in universal and additional support services address this important area of work. This paper rep...

OBJECTIVE To understand how community members of a remote First Nations community respond to an emergency first aid education programme. STUDY DESIGN A qualitative study involving focus groups and participant observation as part of a community-based participatory research project, which involved the development and implementation of a wilderness first aid course in collaboration with the comm...

AIMS To reports a study in which action research approach was utilised to introduce a new system of risk assessment, based on traffic lights, into a community mental health team. BACKGROUND Risk management is a serious concern in community mental healthcare where there is less direct, real-time supervision of clients than in other settings, and because inadequate management of risk can have f...

BACKGROUND Clinical guidelines for single diseases often pose problems in general practice work with multimorbid patients. However, little research focuses on how general practice is affected by the demand to follow multiple guidelines. This study explored Norwegian general practitioners' (GPs') experiences with and reflections upon the consequences for general practice of applying multiple gui...