Acquiring knowledge prior to diagnosis: a grounded theory of patients’ experiences
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This paper will specifically consider one of the major findings of a wider study (previously reported in Roddis, Holloway, Bond and Galvin1), concerning how patients acquired knowledge and information about their condition before being formally diagnosed. The overall purpose of this research was to explore and explain how people make sense of long-term health conditions. Through the use of both purposive and theoretical sampling within a grounded theory design, experiences of individuals with thrombophilia and asthma were explored.Citation
Roddis, Jennifer K.; Holloway, Immy; Bond, Carol; and Galvin, Kathleen T. (2019) "Acquiring knowledge prior to diagnosis: A grounded theory of patients’ experiences," Patient Experience Journal: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.Publisher
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Patient Experience JournalAdditional Links
https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol6/iss1/3/Type
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© 2019 The Authors. Published by Patient Experience Journal. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.35680/2372-0247.1317ISSN
2372-0247ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.35680/2372-0247.1317
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