Hypothesis generating interviews were held with the first six case-patients or their surrogates in an attempt to identify any common exposures.
On the basis of detailed hypothesis-generating interviews with patients and known risk factors associated with cholera in other investigations in the Americas, we created a questionnaire to assess multiple exposures, including river and other water-related exposures, sanitation and hygiene practices, foods, and other factors.
Continued hypothesis-generating interviews with these new cases identified another common exposure; a traditional cured sausage product called 'morrpølse'morrpølse
Through hypothesis-generating interviews with 19 infected persons, 11 food exposures were reported by >50% of interviewees or were reported in substantial excess relative to that food's frequency of consumption in the general population (4 ).
For instance, amid the information generated from interviews with what genuinely appear to have been some of John Jr.'s closest friends is the fact that his hair hurt him.
The findings are mainly generated from interviews with 19 participants, representing a certain migration group in certain social contexts.
In the Development Study, we created the SHQ from a 151-item pool generated from interviews with 107 patients, a search of the relevant literature, and discussion with sarcoidosis experts.
The original QLMI items were generated through interviews with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, patients with MI, and by reviewing the literature [ 17].
Additional self-report measures may be introduced to new cohorts of patients in order to test developing hypotheses generated by interviews with patients and staff.
Unique to this trial is the extensive qualitative data generated from interviews with patients and health-care professionals before and after the trial, providing valuable insight regarding barriers to recruitment as well as patients' priorities for their care.
Items for the QPCQ were generated through interviews with 40 pregnant women and 40 health care providers and a review of prenatal care guidelines, followed by assessment of content validity and rating of importance of items.
