Using routine data to understand health inequalities in under-represented groups : research case study on mortality in ethnic minority/migrant groups with mental disorders / Jayati Das-Munshi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Das-Munshi, Jayati, author.

Series:

SAGE Research Methods Cases : Medicine and Health.

SAGE Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--Health aspects--Case studies.

Equality.

Mental illness--Case studies.

Mental illness.

Minorities--Medical care--Case studies.

Minorities.

Mixed methods research--Case studies.

Mixed methods research.

Social sciences--Research--Case studies.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

Research with vulnerable hard-to-reach populations can be logistically challenging and costly to conduct with traditional methodologies such as survey sampling. However, without such studies health inequalities impacting on such groups will continue to persist, particularly in the absence of evidence to document disparities. It is therefore imperative that novel methodologies to understand the health outcomes in such groups are considered.In this research case study, using the example of a large mixed methods study (E-CHASM: Ethnicity and Cardiovascular HeAlth inequalities in Severe Mental illness), the use of large-scale electronic health records to understand physical health inequalities in people with severe mental illnesses, with a particular focus on ethnic minority groups, is described. In particular, the process of using electronic health records with their attendant advantages, limitations, and important caveats and considerations for other researchers considering these approaches are highlighted.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5297-3561-0

9781529735611

OCLC:

1151034643