Qualitative content analysis and other 'standardised'methods are sometimes considered to
be technical tools used for basic, superficial, and simple sorting of text, and their results lack …

Qualitative description (QD) is a term that is widely used to describe qualitative studies of
health care and nursing‐related phenomena. However, limited discussions regarding QD …

Inductive content analysis (ICA), or qualitative content analysis, is a method of qualitative
data analysis well-suited to use in health-related research, particularly in relatively …

Background Purposive sampling has a long developmental history and there are as many
views that it is simple and straightforward as there are about its complexity. The reason for …

Background Qualitative research approaches are increasingly integrated into medical
education research to answer relevant questions that quantitative methodologies cannot …

Interpretive phenomenology presents a unique methodology for inquiring into lived
experience, yet few scholarly articles provide methodological guidelines for researchers …

This brief, inexpensive guide introduces students and novices to the key elements of
qualitative research methods. Written in a friendly, conversational style, replete with good …

Generic qualitative research studies are those that refuse to claim allegiance to a single
established methodology. There has been significant debate in the qualitative literature …

The first edition of Interpretive Description established itself as the key resource for novice
and intermediate level researchers in applied settings for conducting a qualitative research …

A practical introduction to qualitative research across fields and disciplines Qualitative
Research in Practice offers a hands-on introduction to qualitative research design, methods …