In an attempt to grasp the observable as well as the more intangible aspects that contribute to the quality of doctor-patient communication, qualitative methods to examine patients' views can be valuable and complementary to quantitative approaches [ 32- 34].
To provide a description of written communication, qualitative textual analysis 64 67 will be done to describe and compare the structure of written communication within participants' medical charts before, during and after ICU transfer.
Although we think that both having relatives abroad and communicating with them are good proxies for trans-border communication, more qualitative research is needed to grasp the specific contents of these trans-border conversations.
Successful renegotiation of sexual practices after cancer has also been reported to be associated with couple communication, in qualitative research conducted with cancer carers [ 82, 83].
Within the ESU, she supports a range of projects, including the Presence 5 project to enhance provider-patient communication and the qualitative evaluation of the Cancer Center Transformation.
The data were analyzed using a qualitative communication analysis method.
She has participated on research projects and her research interests include qualitative communication research methodologies, branding, advertising, tourism and culture.
A qualitative communication content analysis method was used to identify, categorize, and aggregate items of information shared by the team during resuscitations to identify common thematic elements [17].
With regard to the relation of FR as a sender and policy-makers as recipients, the authors think of "up-to-date attention-grabbing communication tools: coupling qualitative and quantitative information, graphics, YouTube-like videos and other multimedia materials, creative networks, open communities, theatre play, gaming, ambience design, and virtual reality" [18].
While fit to our purpose of identifying expressions that factor into patient's decision to reject bisphosphonate therapy, this study does not offer the depth of more complex communication analyses or qualitative attempts to identify the underlying framework of treatment refusal.
The final list of 33 'aspects of health' or 'health outcomes' were represented on laminated cards, with an illustration inspired by the signs from the Talking Mat system used with young people with communication difficulties in the qualitative research.
