Table 1 Examples of research questions for CLECI
Research aim | Between groups – analysis of differences in communication patterns between two or more groups of people or between two or more types of consultations | Over time (longitudinal) – analysis of differences in communication patterns at different points in time |
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Examples of research questions | How do frequent GP visitors and occasional GP visitors differ in expressing anxiety about their health? | How have patients’ claims of epistemic authority changed in the last decade compared to 20 years ago (through the use of online health searching information)? |
|  | To what extent does positive communication by the doctor differ in good versus bad news consultation? | How do patients’ pain and symptoms descriptions change during the course of a disease or illness? |