Interpretive description: A noncategorical qualitative alternative for developing nursing knowledge

Capacity building: The experience of health education workers in the Yukon.

“…These stages align with classifications of data described by Sandelowski (2003), though the final stage was most consistent with the interpretive description approach described by Thorne et al (1997Thorne et al ( , 2004). …”

Barriers to and facilitators of physical activity for children with cerebral palsy in special education

“…16 We used thematic analysis and an inductive approach to analyse the data, that is, the themes emerged from the available data. These methods are consistent with interpretive description, 17,18 which focuses on generating new knowledge by understanding complex experiential phenomena related to health and are similar to the pragmatic approaches used by other qualitative studies (e.g. Kolehmainen and McAnuff).…”

“I am a Genetic Counselor”: A qualitative exploration of field leaders’ perceptions of the title “genetic counselor”

“…Two interviews were coded independently by CM and KBS, who then discussed until codes were agreed upon, these were then applied to the remaining 10 interviews. Reflexive memos and linkages were generated iteratively, throughout the process to allow for synthesis and contextualization of ideas, and the theorizing about their relationships within and between participants (Thorne, Kirkham, & MacDonald-Emes, 1997). Developing concepts were discussed by the whole team throughout analysis to organize thoughts about these relationships and emerging themes.…”