Making Meaning: The Creative Component in Qualitative Research

Hunter, Anita; Lusardi, Paula; Zucker, Donna M.; Jacelon, Cynthia S.; Chandler, Genevieve E.

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“…They must, however, be careful not to be too much influenced by their own stance as they might risk losing important data. [19,36] Remaining close and focused on the data, and considering possible meanings and how they are fitted together provide clues for theme development. [37] 7.1.2 Coding and looking for abstractions in participants' accounts Coding as the process of data reduction is an element of data organization in most qualitative approaches.…”

Section: Reading Transcriptions and Highlighting Meaning Unitsmentioning

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“…[36,45] Although the importance of research notes in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis has remained relatively unexplored, it helps identify the audit trail to substantiate trustworthiness. [46,47] Notes facilitate reflexivity and provide researchers with an opportunity to remember, question, and make meaning of data.…”

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Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis

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Turunen³

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Sufficient knowledge is available about the definition, details and differences of qualitative content and thematic analysis as two approaches of qualitative descriptive research. However, identifying the main features of theme as the data analysis product and the method of its development remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to describe the meaning of theme and offer a method on theme construction that can be used by qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis researchers in line with the underpinning specific approach to data analysis. This methodological paper comprises an analytical overview of qualitative descriptive research products and the meaning of theme. Also, our practical experiences of qualitative analysis supported by relevant published literature informed the generation of a stage like model of theme construction for qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis. This paper comprises: (i) analytical importance of theme, (ii) meaning of theme, (iii) meaning of category, (iv) theme and category in terms of level of content, and (v) theme development. This paper offers a conceptual clarification and a pragmatic step by step method of theme development that has the capacity of assisting nurse researchers understand how theme is developed. As nursing is a pragmatic discipline, nurse researchers have tried to develop practical findings and devise some way to "do something" with findings to enhance the action and impact of nursing. The application of a precise method of theme development for qualitative descriptive data analysis suggested in this paper helps yield meaningful, credible and practical results for nursing.

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Section: Reading Transcriptions and Highlighting Meaning Unitsmentioning

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Section: Writing Reflective Notesmentioning

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Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis

Vaismoradi

Jones²,

Turunen³

et al. 2016

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“…Qualitative methods were used to analyze open-ended responses in the comment section (15). Specifically, 2 authors independently coded all comments according to themes, and agreement was then verified.…”

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Canadian Psychiatrists' Current Attitudes, Practices, and Knowledge regarding Fitness to Drive in Individuals with Mental Illness: A Cross-Canada Survey

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Objectives: To assess current attitudes, practices, and knowledge of Canadian psychiatrists regarding fitness to drive in individuals with mental illness and to explore variations according to provincial legislation. Method:We carried out a national cross-sectional survey, using a random sample of psychiatrists. We used a mail survey to collect data. Results:In total, 248 psychiatrists participated; the response rate was 54.2% on traced subjects. The majority (64.1%) reported that they strongly agreed or agreed that addressing patients' fitness to drive is an important issue. However, only 18.0% of respondents were always aware of whether their patients were active drivers. One-fourth strongly agreed or agreed that they were confident in their ability to evaluate fitness to drive. In discretionary provinces, 29.3% of psychiatrists reported not knowing their provincial legislation, as did 14.6% of psychiatrists in mandatory provinces; of those responding, 54.0% from discretionary provinces and 2.8% from mandatory provinces gave incorrect answers. Discussion:Psychiatrists' responses demonstrate a broad range of attitudes, practices, and knowledge. There appears to be a large gap between what is expected of psychiatrists and their readiness and self-perceived ability to make informed clinical decisions related to driving safety. Conclusion:There is a clear need for education and guidelines to assist psychiatrists in decision making about driving fitness. (Can J Psychiatry 2006;51:836-846) Information on funding and support and author affiliations appears at the end of the article. Clinical Implications· It is important for psychiatrists to consider their patients' fitness to drive. · Education and guidelines are needed to assist psychiatrists in determining fitness to drive. Limitations· The small sample size decreased the statistical power. · The findings may have limited generalizability. · There is a possible refusal bias.

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“…Collaborative analysis of qualitative data can enhance the possibility of gaining creative insight into the phenomenon under investigation and correcting misinterpretations (Hunter et al, 2002). At the same time, to produce an agreed interpretation and explanation, some conditions must be met including time, open-mindedness, intense communication, and explicit working procedures.…”

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“…Despite the contributions of the existing literature, the step of making meaning of qualitative data continues to be insufficiently discussed in papers presenting the results of qualitative studies (Boeije, 2002;Hunter, Lusardi, Zucker, Jacelon, & Chandler, 2002).…”

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The Abductive Art of Discovery

Zufferey

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Qualitative analysis requires intuition, imagination, sensitivity, the creative linking of ideas, and a certain degree of luck. Interpreting and making sense of qualitative data have thus often been seen more as an art than a systematic activity. Because of its unstandardized character, the process of interpreting qualitative data has remained insufficiently described. This article looks retrospectively at the interpretation procedures that were used in a recent qualitative study, with the aim of identifying recurring mechanisms and basic conditions of discovery. The study was designed according to the grounded theory approach and dealt with the way unaffected women manage their genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Specifically, this article offers various examples of the analytical reasoning that led to the transformation of observations into intelligible accounts. Based on these examples, the article concludes by identifying and illustrating five key moments in the process of knowledge construction: making a surprising observation, adopting a general principle of meaning, formulating hypotheses, verifying hypotheses, and constructing plausible explanations. These moments are not necessarily sequential but are instead intermingled in a typically abductive way. The complex process of discovery described may provide guidance to qualitative researchers in approaching their data and help them make their interpretative reasoning explicit, thus improving the transparency and credibility of qualitative reports.

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Making Meaning: The Creative Component in Qualitative Research

Cited by 70 publications

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Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis

Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis

Canadian Psychiatrists' Current Attitudes, Practices, and Knowledge regarding Fitness to Drive in Individuals with Mental Illness: A Cross-Canada Survey

The Abductive Art of Discovery

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