The importance of methodology to palliative care research: A new article type for Palliative Medicine
Jenny T. van der Steen, Melissa J. Bloomer, Sandra Martins Pereira
Abstract
Palliative Medicine now welcomes submissions of ‘Research Methodology and Methods.’ This comes after a recent editorial board meeting where the question was raised, ‘Do we need a palliative-care-research methodology type of article?’ As a research-oriented journal, Palliative Medicine aims to publish about high-quality research characterised by scientific excellence and ethical soundness, with implications for palliative care clinical practice, policy, theory and methodological knowledge. Therefore, we recognise the importance and impact of articles focussed on novel approaches to research design and on improving research methodologies and instruments as essential to Palliative Medicine and its readership.