Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
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An exploratory study. Using qualitative data to better understand the economics of personal health

Approved: 2010

Collaborators:

  • Dr Meredith Tavener
  • Prof Julie Byles

Synopsis

All This research involves analysis of women's free text comments for evidence of personal economic arguments in health care decision making and altered priority setting during care seeking behaviours according to perceived personal health economies. Analysis will be conducted on narrative of the 1946-1951 cohort of women, who completed and returned ALSWH Survey 5. A thematic analysis will be conducted, using a framework based on scarcity and choice.