Qualitative Studies Flashcards
Differences between qualitative and quantitative.
- hypothesis generating; understanding life experiences
- sampling participants are chosen for a specific purpose
- sample sizes are small and determined by the question and processes under study
- no statistical analysis
- NO numbers
- it is all quotes collected from interviews and focus groups
- data looks like quotes
applicability
will give you insight into the experience of people/patients that you are about
three study designs
phenomenology
ethnology
grounded theory
phenomenology
most common, PT related
observing and understanding an experience
people with particular diagnosis
ethnology
understanding specific cultural group
study groups that are identified by their culture and heritage
grounded theory
developing/testing a theory about life experiences
there is a THEORY we are going to test by questions that either refute or are in favor of
sampling methods
purposive
snowball
convenience
purposive
search for specific type
recruiting participants to purposely meet certain criteria
saturation is a component
snowball
asking participants to recruit others who may have had a similar experience
convenience
recruiting participants based on who is available
weakest
saturation
recruiting people until the stories the researchers hear become repetitive
coding
how words are turned into “manageable” data, categorizing
go through the transcripts
triangulation
looking at the topic from different perspectives
participants (mothers, fathers, children) family life
observers (different professions)
member checking
getting participant’s feedback, participants check their results
original data-send back to participant and ask if looks good
analysis
theme
researcher generated categories that summarize findings, take home
