Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare / / Immy Holloway and Kathleen Galvin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910467103003321
• Autore: Holloway Immy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-78684-889-9; 1-118-87447-1; 1-119-16342-0
• Edizione: [Fourth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.73072
• Soggetti: Nursing - Research - Methodology; Qualitative research; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Qualitative Research in Nursing and Healthcare; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Part One: Introduction to Qualitative Research: Starting Out; Chapter 1: The Main Features and Uses of Qualitative Research; What is qualitative research?; The characteristics of qualitative research; The primacy of data; Contextualisation; Immersion in the setting; The `emic ́perspective; Thick description; The research relationship; Insider/outsider research; Reflexivity; The place of theory in qualitative research; The use of qualitative research in healthcare; Choosing an approach for health researchProblematic issues in qualitative research; Lack of methodological knowledge; Drowning in data and the need for time; Methodolatry; Romanticism and `emotionalism;́ Method slurring; Conclusion; Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: The Paradigm Debate: The Place of Qualitative Research; Theoretical frameworks and ontological position; The natural science model: positivism, objectivism and value neutrality; The paradigm debate; The interpretive/descriptive approach; Focus on ; postmodernism and social constructionism; Conflicting or complementary perspectives?Final comment; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Initial Steps in the Research Process; Selecting and formulating the research question; The question must be researchable; The topic should be relevant and appropriate; The work must be feasible; The research should be of interest to the researcher; Practical issues; The research design and choice of approach; The literature review; The use of literature in qualitative research; Practicalities; Writing a research proposal; Structure of a proposal; Access and entry to the setting; The choice of settingAccess to gatekeepers; Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4: Ethical Issues; The basic ethical framework for research; Ethics in qualitative research; Introduction; Ethics in research with patients; Informed consent and voluntary participation; Anonymity and confidentiality; Researching one's peers; The research relationship; The dual role; Research in the researcher's workplace; The role of research ethics committees; Reviewing the research project; Key ethical questions: audiotaped interviews; Key ethical questions: observation studies; Summary; References; Further ReadingChapter 5: Supervision of Qualitative Research; The responsibilities of supervisor and student; Writing and relationships; Practical aspects of supervision; Single or joint supervision; Problems with supervision; Academic problems; Final notes; Summary; References; Further Reading; Part Two: Data Collection and Sampling; Chapter 6: Interviewing; Interviews as sources of data; The interview process; Preparing for the interview; Types of interview; The unstructured, non-standardised interview; The semi-structured interview; The structured or standardised interview; Types of questions in qualitative interviews