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type of qualitative research that focuses on experience as the whole person lives it
phenomenology
type of qualitative research that seeks to understand meaning and the individual’s sociocultural experiences
Hermeneutics
type of qualitative research that describes a culture and the people within the culture
ethnography
theory that uncovers psychosocial problems and how people manage
grounded theory
research that describes or analyzes past events to better understand the present
historical research
research method that is appropriate when little information is known about a phenomenon or when phenomena are difficult to measure; systematically describes and promotes understanding of human experiences such as health, healing, energy, intention, caring, comfort, and meaning - context of this approach is meaning of overserved pattern.
Qualitative Research
A systematic, formal, objective process based on the scientific method in which numerical data are used to obtain information about the world. Involves the following: descriptive research, correlational research, quasi-experimental research, experimental research (randomized controlled trials)
Quantitative Research
a statistical technique that establishes an overall estimate of the therapeutic effectiveness of an intervention by combining and synthesizing the results of many small, but meaningful, experiments - this technique is stronger than systematical reviews because it considers sample size, strength of the experimental methods, and threats to internal and external validity, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
meta-analysis
Nurse theorist associated with the Science of Unitary Human Beings
Martha Rogers
This type of research includes intuition, storytelling, imagery, meditation, direct knowing, creative means of expressions, dreams, trance states, and describing uncommon experiences that are used as possible “strategies and procedures at all phases of the research inquiry.”
Transpersonal research
The awareness of being observed changes the relationship, what is being measured, and the subsequent results of a research project.
the Hawthorne effect
describes healing that alters the subtle flow of energy within and around a person or organism
Energy healing
What are the 5 categories listed by NCCAM?
- mind-body medicine
- natural product-based therapies
- manipulative based practices
- body-based practices
- whole medical systems
Ports that exist within the body for energy and information exchange with the environment
Chakras
essential oil that opens the sixth chakra (the 3rd eye) and opens a person to insight and spiritual experiences
Frankincense
Essential oil that helps relax the tension in the chest and lungs and is useful for asthmatics and people having difficulty breathing
Basil