Medical Image sharing: What do the public see when reviewing radiographs? A pilot study.

Introduction: Policymakers wish to extend access to medical records, including medical imaging. Appreciating how patients might review radiographs could be key to establishing future training needs for healthcare professionals and how image sharing could be integrated into practice.

Method: A pilot study in the UK using a survey was distributed to adult participants via the online research platform Prolific.

Ethnographic research in healthcare - patients and service users as participants.

Purpose: This discussion paper provides an introduction and overview of Ethnography as a qualitative research methodology and outlines its usefulness in understanding the experiences of patients and service users during their healthcare journey. Ethnographic research provides an insight into the group being studied. In this paper that author suggests that ethnography can provide an insight into the behaviours, thoughts and feelings of a patient group.

Ethnography for Radiographers: A Methodological Insight for Prospective Researchers.

In recent years, ethnography has become a methodology of choice for exploring radiographic practices. This article adds to the existing evidence base by providing detailed methodological accounts of two experienced researchers. It aims to provide a critical methodological lens to prospective researchers who may also use ethnography as their methodology of choice.