An Examination of the Sufficiency of Small Qualitative Samples

Young, Diane; Casey, Erin A.

doi:10.1093/swr/svy026

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“…Our study aim was relatively narrow, and the participants held highly specific characteristics in relation to the study aim (i.e. people who had recently completed a mindfulness for psychosis group), hence we regarded each ‘case’ as having high information power [ 58 ].…”

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Home practice in mindfulness-based interventions for psychosis groups: a systematic review and qualitative study

et al. 2022

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Background Regular home practice is considered a core component of mindfulness groups and may be associated with better treatment outcomes. This study aimed to (1) review the existing evidence on how much home practice people do in mindfulness-based interventions for psychosis groups, and (2) explore participants’ experiences of the barriers and facilitators to completing home practice in a mindfulness for psychosis group using a qualitative study. Methods In study 1, we conducted a systematic review of mindfulness-based interventions for psychosis studies and extracted data on home practice rates. In study 2, we conducted semi-structured interviews with people who had completed a mindfulness for psychosis group (N = 5) as part of their routine community care, specifically focusing on experiences of home practice. Results Out of 43 studies included in the systematic review, only 5 reported any data on amount of home practice, and none examined the relationship between completion of home practice and treatment outcomes. In the qualitative study, participants described home practice as being difficult but important. Arising themes were similar to findings from previous (non-psychosis) studies suggesting that generic challenges are common, rather than being specific to psychosis. Conclusions We recommend that future mindfulness-based interventions for psychosis studies record data on home practice rates, in order to investigate any association between home practice and treatment outcome. Our qualitative findings suggest home practice can be a valued part of mindfulness for psychosis group, and a normalising approach could be taken when and if participants encounter common challenges.

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Home practice in mindfulness-based interventions for psychosis groups: a systematic review and qualitative study

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“…Often officers fail to report details in the standardized sections, but describe events in the narrative, which were coded. Accurate thematic coding occurs most often when data sources meet pre-defined criteria, are relatively structured, and describe similar experiences (Young & Casey, 2018), like officer incident report narratives. Occasional unclear incident reports were marked and later coded as a team to ensure consistency.…”

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Exploring Officer Arrest Discretion Following State Policy Changes in Intimate Partner Violence

Mason

Petrie

2021

Violence Against Women

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In 2015, South Carolina passed the Domestic Violence Reform Act giving officers increased arrest discretion and rescinding mandatory arrest laws for intimate partner violence (IPV). Analyses using incident reports (2016/2017) from South Carolina show that officers primarily rely on the presence of five variables to determine arrest: children, injury, property destruction, offender at scene, and weapons. Cases with Black female victims are more likely to result in arrest, suggesting that Black males are being criminalized. We conclude that officers are reluctant to use individual discretion and rely on a form of structured discretion provided by administrators that shapes local culture and decision-making.

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“…Qualitative researchers must pre-determine the sample size for their study to satisfy human subjects' review or ethics committees, grant proposals, and/or funding agencies (Young & Casey, 2019). While there are no specific "rules" for determining sample size, researchers must collect enough quality data to answer the research question.…”

Section: Sample Sizementioning

confidence: 99%