Pragmatic Healthcare Ethnography: Methods to Study and Improve Healthcare - Softcover

Hamilton, Alison B.; Fix, Gemmae M.; Finley, Erin P.

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ISBN 10: 1032487607 ISBN 13: 9781032487601

Verlag: Routledge, 2024

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This practical and accessible textbook provides an overview of the key principles for conducting ethnography in healthcare settings. Shedding new light on healthcare delivery and experiences, ethnographic research methods provide a useful set of tools for observing how people act in the world and help us understand why people act as they do.

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Alison B. Hamilton is a VA Research Career Scientist and Implementation Research Director with the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, a Professor-in-Residence in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Science, David Geffen School of Medicine, and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her research interests include gender and health, mental health, implementation science, and research methods.

Gemmae M. Fix is an Associate Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a Research Health Scientist with the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research co-located at the VA Bedford/VA Boston Healthcare Systems. As an applied medical anthropologist, she has almost two decades of experience conducting federally funded ethnographic research in healthcare settings. Her research focuses on the delivery of patient-centered care, particularly for people living with HIV. She is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Erin P. Finley is a Professor with the Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Long School of Medicine, University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio, and Core Investigator and Qualitative Methods Core Lead with the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation, and Policy at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Her research interests include veterans' health, mental health, and diverse methods in implementation planning and evaluation.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1032487607
• ISBN 13: 9781032487601
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 154
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH; GPSR@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Deutschland