TY - JOUR
T1 - Collecting and validating experiential expertise is doable but poses methodological challenges
AU - Burda, Marika H. F.
AU - van den Akker, Marjan
AU - van der Horst, Francesco
AU - Lemmens, Paul
AU - Knottnerus, J. Andre
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Objectives: To give an overview of important methodological challenges in collecting, validating, and further processing experiential expertise and how to address these challenges. Study Design and Setting: Based on our own experiences in studying the concept, operationalization, and contents of experiential expertise, we have formulated methodological issues regarding the inventory and application of experiential expertise. Results: The methodological challenges can be categorized in six developmental research stages, comprising the conceptualization of experiential expertise, methods to harvest experiential expertise, the validation of experiential expertise, evaluation of the effectiveness, how to translate experiential expertise into acceptable guidelines, and how to implement these. The description of methodological challenges and ways to handle those are illustrated using diabetes mellitus as an example. Conclusion: Experiential expertise can be defined and operationalized in terms of successful illness-related behaviors and translated into recommendations regarding life domains. Pathways have been identified to bridge the gaps between the world of patients' daily lives and the medical world.
AB - Objectives: To give an overview of important methodological challenges in collecting, validating, and further processing experiential expertise and how to address these challenges. Study Design and Setting: Based on our own experiences in studying the concept, operationalization, and contents of experiential expertise, we have formulated methodological issues regarding the inventory and application of experiential expertise. Results: The methodological challenges can be categorized in six developmental research stages, comprising the conceptualization of experiential expertise, methods to harvest experiential expertise, the validation of experiential expertise, evaluation of the effectiveness, how to translate experiential expertise into acceptable guidelines, and how to implement these. The description of methodological challenges and ways to handle those are illustrated using diabetes mellitus as an example. Conclusion: Experiential expertise can be defined and operationalized in terms of successful illness-related behaviors and translated into recommendations regarding life domains. Pathways have been identified to bridge the gaps between the world of patients' daily lives and the medical world.
KW - Experiential expertise
KW - Chronic disease
KW - Diabetes mellitus
KW - Methodology
KW - Qualitative research
KW - Patient knowledge
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.021
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.021
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 26769258
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 72
SP - 10
EP - 15
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
ER -