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 …

The general view of descriptive research as a lower level form of inquiry has influenced
some researchers conducting qualitative research to claim methods they are really not using …

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 …

Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop
resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those …

A qualitative description design is particularly relevant where information is required directly
from those experiencing the phenomenon under investigation and where time and …

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 …

Aims and objectives To interpret the body of qualitative work focusing on compassion fatigue
to distil a common understanding that could then be applied to nursing care. Background …

BACKGROUND: Systematic literature reviews identify, select, appraise, and synthesize
relevant literature on a particular topic. Typically, these reviews examine primary studies …