SSM. Qualitative research in health

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…

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

AimsThere 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 int…

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

ContextHistorically, 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.ObjectiveTo explore you…