managing data and producing a qualitative report Flashcards
what is a popular software for analysing qualitative data
Nvivo
keeping data: privacy, confidentiality and ownership
protecting people’s data in qualitative research is crucial for maintaining ethical standards and ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patients
planning ahead how data will be handled
Data Handling and Storage: Establish clear protocols for the handling and storage of data throughout the research process. This includes securely transferring and storing audio recordings, transcripts, field notes, and any other data collected. Use reputable cloud storage services or secure servers with encryption to minimize the risk of data breaches.
Data Sharing: If sharing data with other researchers or institutions, ensure that appropriate measures are in place to protect confidentiality and privacy. Obtain consent from participants for data sharing and consider anonymizing or de-identifying data before sharing it externally.
what do ethics panels do
Ethics panels evaluate research protocols to ensure standards are kept, including the protection of participants’ data.
They need to ensure people are not exposed to harm by taking part.
general approach to qualitative research
Title often tells you the approach (thematic analysis….)
Method section will need lengthy details of how interview questions were produced, participants were selected, approach, etc.
Has a particularly detailed analysis section – you can’t just report the themes that you finished with
May combine the results and discussion sections
sections of the report
Title – remember this will often be what is accessed during a literature search
Abstract – should summarise study’s aim, background, method, results and conclusion. Particular focus on the analysis and results. Depends on type of qualitative research but is likely to describe the final themes that were produced.
Introduction – you should be open to what you find in your data rather than being guided by the background literature,
Previous research is still important and should be acknowledged. Identify gaps in the literature that need exploring.
Introduction will not finish with hypotheses. Instead, the aims of the study are described.
Method section – Detail on participants important. Need to explain approach fully or aspects of study. Each step of how data will be analysed.
Results section – explains process of how the results were obtained e.g. for thematic analysis, how the codes were generated, what they were and how they were developed into themes.
Evidence is required of the stages of refining the themes
Quotes are used to support the decisions made and include the line number from the transcript.
It should be clear how the conclusions fit with the data / analysis
Discussion section - subjective interpretation.
References – same as quantitative report
Appendices – important evidence of your analysis
