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QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 224-229Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018499
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Objective: To understand participants' experiences and understandings of the interventions in the trial of a computerised decision support tool in patients with atrial fibrillation being considered for anti-coagulation treatment. Design: Qualitative process evaluation carried out alongside the trial: non-participant observation and sernistructured interviews. Participants: 30 participants aged > 60 years taking part in the trial of a computerised decision support tool. Results: Qualitative evidence provided the rationale to undertake a decision to discontinue one arm of the trial on the basis that the intervention in that arm, a standard gamble values elicitation exercise was causing confusion and was unlikely to produce valid data on participant values. Conclusions: Qualitative methods used alongside a trial allow an understanding of the process and progress of a trial, and provide evidence to intervene in the trial if necessary, including evidence for the rationale to discontinue an intervention arm of the trial.
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