While the idea generation and organising stages mostly deal with qualitative data, the assessment, ranking and voting transform qualitative statements and ideas into numbers.
We collected qualitative data for assessment of patients with MUS in a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) that tested the effectiveness of CBT [ 9].
General themes and their associated codes were agreed upon by the data analysis team and thematic coding was used to analyze all qualitative data, according to assessment objectives.
All transcribed qualitative data, including needs assessment data, HCP-participant visits, participant follow-up interviews, and HCP focus groups will be analyzed using inductive thematic qualitative content analysis [ 52- 54].
We used a content analysis approach for the qualitative data from the Consultation assessment forms.
As a part of the baseline assessment, qualitative data was collected using; the Short Explanatory Model Interview (SEMI), from 68 patients (16 65 years) with MUS.
Quantitative data included pre/post written assessments; qualitative data included focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews, and pre/post photographs.
Although the term "redness" is included in clinical assessments, qualitative data supporting consistency of lesion color description are limited, especially among patients with darker skin tones.
A recent study supports that although the term "redness" is included in clinical assessments, qualitative data indicates that the consistency of lesion color are highly variable among patients, especially among patients with darker skin tones, yet "redness" is highly relevant to patients but may be difficult for clinicians to accurately report [7].
A rich picture of student learning is developed through multiple sources of assessment including qualitative data.
