Developing the draft descriptive system for the child amblyopia treatment questionnaire (CAT-Qol): a mixed methods study

IntroductionPreference-based measures (PBMs) of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are used to generate quality-adjusted life years, which are necessary for cost-effectiveness evaluations of health interventions via cost–utility analysis. These measures of health can be generic (ie, pandiagnostic) or condition specific. No condition-specific PBM of HRQoL in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) exists, yet there are concerns that standard generic measures lack the specificity to assess aspects of HRQoL that are especially important to people with DMD. This study has been designed to produce a condition-specific PBM of HRQoL in DMD.Methods and analysisThis mixed-methods study proceeds through three stages. In the first stage (concept elicitation), semistructured interviews will be conducted with boys and men diagnosed with DMD, and analysed with framework to produce a draft health state descriptive system for HRQoL in DMD. In the second stage (refining the descriptive system), patients, clinicians and primary caregivers of people with DMD will assess the face validity of the descriptive system. This will be followed by a quantitative survey on a larger sample of patients, which will be analysed with psychometric analyses to produce a refined descriptive system. In the third stage (valuation and econometric modelling), an online discrete choice experiment with duration will be administered to a general public sample to generate utility values for the new measure.Ethics and disseminationThis study has received ethical approval from the National Health Service (REC reference: 18/SW/0055). The primary output of this research will be a condition-specific PBM (or ‘bolt-on’ to an existing generic PBM) in people with DMD and an associated value set. Results will be disseminated through international conferences and open-access journals.

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Determining Emotional Tone and Verbal Behavior in Patients With Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/2019_aja-18-0136 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 660-672

Author(s):

Suzanne H. Kimball ◽

Toby Hamilton ◽

Erin Benear ◽

Jonathan Baldwin

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Verbal Behavior ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Self Report ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Emotional Tone ◽

Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽

Quantitative Results

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the emotional tone and verbal behavior of social media users who self-identified as having tinnitus and/or hyperacusis that caused self-described negative consequences on daily life or health. Research Design and Method An explanatory mixed-methods design was utilized. Two hundred “initial” and 200 “reply” Facebook posts were collected from members of a tinnitus group and a hyperacusis group. Data were analyzed via the LIWC 2015 software program and compared to typical bloggers. As this was an explanatory mixed-methods study, we used qualitative thematic analyses to explain, interpret, and illustrate the quantitative results. Results Overall, quantitative results indicated lower overall emotional tone for all categories (tinnitus and hyperacusis, initial and reply), which was mostly influenced by higher negative emotion. Higher levels of authenticity or truth were found in the hyperacusis sample but not in the tinnitus sample. Lower levels of clout (social standing) were indicated in all groups, and a lower level of analytical thinking style (concepts and complex categories rather than narratives) was found in the hyperacusis sample. Additional analysis of the language indicated higher levels of sadness and anxiety in all groups and lower levels of anger, particularly for initial replies. These data support prior findings indicating higher levels of anxiety and depression in this patient population based on the actual words in blog posts and not from self-report questionnaires. Qualitative results identified 3 major themes from both the tinnitus and hyperacusis texts: suffering, negative emotional tone, and coping strategies. Conclusions Results from this study suggest support for the predominant clinical view that patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis have higher levels of anxiety and depression than the general population. The extent of the suffering described and patterns of coping strategies suggest clinical practice patterns and the need for research in implementing improved practice plans.

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Self-contradicting attitudes and beliefs by emerging teachers on textbook use: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e522252014-015 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Abel Diaz

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Textbook Use ◽

Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽

Sequential Explanatory

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Efficacy of the flipped classroom to teach play therapy: A mixed-methods study.

International Journal of Play Therapy ◽

10.1037/pla0000076 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 146-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elisabeth A. Counselman-Carpenter

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Play Therapy ◽

Flipped Classroom ◽

Mixed Methods Study

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EXPERIENCES, FRUSTRATIONS, AND BARRIERS, OF IPAD USAGE IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION: LIFE SKILLS CLASSROOM FROM EDUCATORS PERSPECTIVE

Informatics and Education ◽

10.32517/0234-0453-2018-33-8-61-67 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 61-67

Author(s):

D. J. Sullivan ◽

S. Labby ◽

A. Koptelov ◽

S. L. Sullivan

Keyword(s):

Special Education ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Life Skills ◽

Mixed Methods Study ◽

Educational Tool ◽

Special Educator ◽

Communications Systems ◽

Communication Device ◽

Communication Devices

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the barriers that special educator teachers encounter when using iPads within the Life Skills classroom. The research investigates the experiences, frustrations, and barriers through educators’ perceptions of iPad implementation. The influence of these issues suggests why iPad usage is not a device that special education classrooms are using in a widespread daily manner. Exploration of iPads as an educational tool and as a communication device is also discussed, along with considerations of other communications systems such as Picture Exchange Communication Systems and Alternative and Augmented Communication Devices is considered. Recommendations for further possible research are also discussed.

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