Nevertheless, the study's high attrition/refusal-rate, non-random sampling strategy and exploratory, qualitative data collection limit the generalizability of these findings.
The exploratory phase of data collection relied on semi-structured, qualitative, data-collection techniques and quantitative self-completion questionnaires among a small, representative sample of practicing community-based and academic-affiliated cardiologists.
Phase 1 of the project (26) was an exploratory 1-month data collection pilot study conducted at GSH in October 2008, designed to assess the feasibility of systematic prospective surveillance in this hospital.
This study takes an exploratory approach, using different data collection methods.
Themes include data collection, exploratory analysis, inference, and modeling.
Major themes include data collection, exploratory analysis, inference, and modeling.
CG contributed to the conception of the study, the elaboration and analysis of the judge's evaluation procedure, construction of the online survey, data collection, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
GC contributed to the conception of the study, the elaboration and analysis of the judge's evaluation procedure, construction of the online survey, data collection, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, writing and revising.
RS contributed to the conception of the study, the elaboration and analysis of the judge's evaluation procedure, construction of the online survey, data collection, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, writing and revising.
An exploratory, qualitative design involving data collection using semi-structured interviews and focus groups was used to explore experiences of COPD-related health services from the perspectives of key informants.
