SSM. Qualitative research in health

qualitative 2023

Democratising or disrupting diagnosis? Ethical issues raised by the use of AI tools for rare disease diagnosis

doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100240 ·PMID:37426704

Computational phenotyping (CP) technology uses facial recognition algorithms to classify and potentially diagnose rare genetic disorders on the basis of digitised facial images. This AI technology has a number of research as well as clinica…

qualitative 2023

Financial adversity and subsequent health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: A qualitative interview study

doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100224 ·PMID:36742992

AIMS: There are concerns that the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including employment inactivity and job loss, will have consequences for the UK population's health and wellbeing. However, there is limited qualitative research i…

other 2023

The wear and tear of racism: Self-silencing from the perspective of young Black women

doi:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100268 ·PMID:37576489

CONTEXT: Historically, Black women strategically employed silence to endure enslavement to the U.S., and other forms of racial violence. The current study aimed to understand contemporary perspectives on self-silencing. OBJECTIVE: To explo…