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Table 1 Data collection rationale

From: The role of specialty palliative care interdisciplinary team members in acute care decision support: a qualitative study protocol

Data Collection Method

Rationale

Ethnography

To examine processes and behaviors of decision support in clinical practice that may be difficult to examine with other methods such as chart review.

Semi-structured provider interviews

To examine first-person perspectives and uncover subtle or unspoken norms and practices regarding the role of IDT members in supporting decision making