Predicting Cancer Mortality: Developing a New Cancer Care Variable Using Mixed Methods and the Quasi-Statistical Approach

Autor:	Laura A. Shinkunas, Edward P. Mulvey, Douglas R. LaBrecque, Susan Zickmund, Suzanne Yang, James E. Bost
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Male Research design Gerontology genetic structures Qualitative property Interviews as Topic Neoplasms Health care Statistics Integrating Mixed Methods in Health Services and Delivery System Research medicine Humans Aged Data collection business.industry Data Collection Health Policy Cancer Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Self Concept Socioeconomic Factors Research Design Female Observational study business Social Security Death Index Coding (social sciences)
Zdroj:	Health Services Research. 48:2208-2223
ISSN:	0017-9124
DOI:	10.1111/1475-6773.12116
Popis:	Objective. To demonstrate the value of using a variable derived from qualitative analysis in subsequent quantitative analyses. Data Sources/Study Setting. Mixed methods data were combined with 10-year mortality outcomes. Participants with cancer were recruited from services at a large teaching hospital, and mortality data were from the Social Security Death Index. Study Design. An observational concurrent or convergent mixed methods design was used to collect demographics and structured ratings along with qualitative data from 909 cancer patients at baseline. Data Collection/Extraction Methods. Coding rules for qualitative data were defined for open-ended responses from cancer participants speaking about their view of self, and a variable was numerically coded for each case. Mortality outcomes were matched to baseline data, including the view of self variable. Principal Findings. Individuals with an improved view of self had a significantly lower mortality rate than those for whom it was worse or unchanged, even when adjusting for age, gender, and cancer stage. Conclusions. Statistical analysis of qualitative data is feasible and can identify new predictors with health services' implications associated with cancer mortality. Future studies should consider the value of testing coded qualitative variables in relation with key health care outcomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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