11 ST Qualitative Design Flashcards
- Quinn studied the experience of learning about a parent’s cancer diagnosis, from the perspective of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years.
A Ethnography
B Phenomenology
C Grounded Theory
ANSWER: B Phenomenology
Quinn’s study focuses on a lived experience that would likely be explored using a descriptive phenomenologic approach.
- Petrik studied end-of-life caregiving for elders living on a Hopi Reservation in Arizona.
A Ethnography
B Phenomenology
C Grounded Theory
ANSWER: A Ethnography
Petrik’s study focuses on how members of a particular American subculture provide end-of-life care.
- Futterer studied the meaning of the respite experience of family caregivers of patients with dementia.
A Ethnography
B Phenomenology
C Grounded Theory
ANSWER: B Phenomenology
Futterer likely used an interpretive phenomenologic approach to study what respite meant to caregivers who care for a family member with dementia.
- Viator explored how pregnant women managed the process of deciding on and arranging a home birth.
A Ethnography
B Phenomenology
C Grounded Theory
ANSWER: C Grounded Theory
Viator’s study focuses on the process of decision making and following through on a decision and would most likely use grounded theory methods.
- Neumann’s study focused on reciprocal care-seeking and caregiving behavior among patients within the culture of a mental health facility.
A Ethnography
B Phenomenology
C Grounded Theory
ANSWER: A Ethnography
Neumann undertook a focused ethnography of the cultural norms and behaviors of patients in residence at a mental health care facility.
