In the interest of publicizing examples of funded qualitative health research, the authors share a proposal to the Ageney for Healthcare Research and Quality in Washington, D.C., in which they sought to elicit patient stories of preventable problems…
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate paramedics' ability to identify elderly at risk and refer them for assessment and service. DESIGN: A prospective nonrandomized open trial. SETTING: Akron, Ohio, a midsize city with a well-developed advanced life support…