La partie Discussion sert à comparer les résultats de l’étude en cours à ceux d’études antérieures portant sur le même sujet. Elle doit également chercher à mettre en valeur et expliquer ces similitudes et ces différences.
- Expressing similarity
Ex. However, like Finlay and Coles (1995), we found that psoriasis lesions located on visible parts of the body correlated significantly with aspects of quality of life, in particular, mental health.
- Expressing difference
Ex. In this study of quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, we found more bodily pain and lower social functioning than those reported in a large Dutch reference population.
- Expressing contrast
Ex. Our study contrasts sharply with earlier investigations in which patients with a wider range of psoriasis severity were examined.