The aim of the qualitative part of the study, by semi-structured interviews conducted with a small sample of 8 hospitalized patients, was to improve our understanding of the meanings, implications of the needs directly described from the point of view of the patients.
The interview started with the identification of a critical incident regarding the specific situation where the patient felt their needs been unsatisfied and, after this, the subjective meaning of the situation as well as the different implications of the needs were analysed and discussed.
Whether to describe waterfront areas with mangroves as mangrove forests, with a strong implication of the need for forest conservation, or as mangrove swamps, with a strong implication of the need to eradicate and clean up such areas, can influence public opinion.
This might have implications for the need of follow-up after courses.
From MRI studies, the concept is emerging that there are certain site-specific differences in synovitis within and between diseases and the implications of this need further exploration.
Sustainability of upstream work in these areas is thus even more challenging and the implications of this need to be considered carefully when setting priorities for upstream work as otherwise it can lead to wasted resources.
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Dr Bob Spink had questioned the ethical implications of removing the need for two doctors' signatures.
The clinical implications of this need to be explored.
If Twitter is to be more than a promotional tool, a delivery device, or a one-hand-behind-the-back challenge for fiction writers, then the full implications of the form need to be integrated into the writing itself.
