How Can We Understand Patients' Values, Preferences, and Expectations in Urology?

Jessica R Wheeler; Kari A O Tikkinen; Gordon Guyatt; Sachin Malde

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.002

How Can We Understand Patients' Values, Preferences, and Expectations in Urology?

Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Sep;9(5):719-722. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.002. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Authors

Jessica R Wheeler¹, Kari A O Tikkinen², Gordon Guyatt³, Sachin Malde⁴

Affiliations

¹ Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
² Department of Urology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery, South Karelian Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland.
³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
⁴ Department of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: sachmalde@gmail.com.

PMID: 37863738
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.002

Abstract

Understanding patients' values and preferences is essential for patient-centred care. Qualitative research provides a broader understanding from a patient perspective at different time points across the patient's life. Quantitative methods quantify specific preferences and answer specific questions that have been informed by qualitative work.

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MeSH terms

Communication
Humans
Motivation
Patients
Qualitative Research
Urology*