Qualitative Research Flashcards
What is the basic of qualitative research?
Aim to understand social realities of individuals, groups and cultures
Meaning not frequency - very descriptive
Beliefs, values and experiences of the social world and contextual circumstances: ‘interpretive’
In depth and holistic
Context-specific.
What is the role of the researcher in qualitative research?
Understanding is the aim rather than predicting (no null hypothesis)
The researcher is the primary instrument for data collection and analysis.
Builds concepts, understanding and theories.
What sampling tends to be used in qualitative research?
Sampling tends to be smaller and focused (intentionally asked or purposive sampling).
Not representative of the population in a statistical sense.
Can be transferable
And credible/trustworthy rather than valid
What research questions tend to suit qualitative research?
Aims to explore or describe
Phrases like ‘lived experience, understanding, meaning and stories.
Often change and evolve throughout the project.
What are some methods of data collection in qualitative research?
Interviews
Focus groups
Life grids
Diaries
Photographs
Objects
Scrapbooks
What different types of analysis are used for qualitative research?**
Thematic analysis
Phenomenological analysis
Narrative analysis
Grounded theory approach
Affective textual analysis
Why is the patient voice important?
How is this reflected in medicine?
NICE encourages patient and public involvement - lay people and organisation representing their should help develop guidance and support implementation .
This ensures guidance is more relevant to people it directly affects.
Involves the public in research.
Why is a scrapbook a good example of a method of qualitative research?
Trauma work - images and objects to express what words cannot, help visualise the patients work
Visual - help participants elaborate on stories, gives deeper meaning and connection to past events
Recreational - within everyday, objects have meaning
Diary element - empowering, encourage reflection, access day-to-day life.
Can be triangulated - photos and interviews together, used as prompt and provides context.
What are some drawbacks of a semi-structued interview as a method of qualitative research?
No rapport building
Reflects particpant compliance to researchers agenda
Researcher can impose their own perception rather than understand partipant experiences.
What is meant by content and thematic analysis?
Summarises and categorises themes into data
Looking at what people talk about frequently or in depth
What is narrative analysis?
Explores lived experiences and social sotires, connecting personal identity to culture and history
What is interpretative phenomenological analysis?
Focuses on particpants’ experiences and how they assign meaning in their interaction.
Aims to understand how people make sense of their experiences and the world around them.
What is discuervie/discourse analysis?
Examines how longuage constructs social reality and reveals participants subjective worlds.
Aka analysing speech and the language people use.
What is the key structure of a qualitative research report?
Title
Introduction - background (why is is important), rationale (why qualitative), research question
Method - approach (type of QR), participant characteristics, methods of collection, ethical
Data analysis - how will you do this
Results - what expect to find, how will these be relevant to other people.
What is participatory action research?
When researchers and participants work together, high value is given to the experiences of the participants who should collaborate and be empowered at all stages of research development, this helps to ensure that research outcomes benefit the target population.
