The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Doing a Secondary Analysis of a Qualitative Data Set

Hinds, Pamela S.; Vogel, Ralph J.; Clarke-Steffen, Laura

doi:10.1177/104973239700700306

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“…Qualitative secondary analysis is appropriate when a concept or question is evident within the data but was not specifically explored in the original study (Thorne, 1994;Hinds et al, 1997;Heaton, 2004). Although primary data may lack the precise information required to address the new study's research question(s), the data for this study were scrutinized to confirm their fit for the purpose of analyzing accounts of health care experiences (Dale et al, 1988;Stewart & Kamins, 1993;Heaton, 2004).…”

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Palliative family caregivers' accounts of health care experiences: The importance of “security”

2009

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Objective: When providing care for a loved one with a terminal illness, family members often look to health care providers for guidance and expertise. The objective of this study is to explore family caregiver accounts of their experiences within the health care system and with individual providers.Methods: A thematic analysis of secondary qualitative data was performed. Data are from a subsample of bereaved and current family caregivers (N ¼ 31) in a prior study of coping in end-of-life cancer situations. Data from these participants referring to experiences with health care providers was thematically coded and the concept of "security" was used as an analytic lens to facilitate conceptual development and exploration.Results: Considered together, the findings can be viewed as manifestations of a need and desire for security in palliative family caregiving. Specifically, family caregivers' accounts illustrate the importance of feeling secure that health care services will be provided by competent professionals; feeling secure in their timely access to needed care, services, and information; and feeling secure in their own identity and self-worth as a caregiver and individual. In addition, the findings suggest a conceptualization of security that extends beyond trust in individuals to include a generalized sense of institutional trust in the health care system.Significance of results: The concept of security moves beyond description of individual satisfaction or dissatisfaction with health care to identify a common, foundational need underlying such evaluations. Further empirical research is needed that explicitly focuses on caregivers' experiences of security and insecurity in the domains identified in this article. This will contribute to theory building as well as assist in identifying the causes and consequences of security.

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Palliative family caregivers' accounts of health care experiences: The importance of “security”

2009

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“…A limitation to using secondary data when conducting grounded theory analysis is no opportunity exists to shape (or reshape) the interview guide nor one to employ theoretical sampling (Birks & Mills, 2011;Charmaz, 2006;Malterud, 2001). However, the use of secondary data sets in qualitative analyses, in general, and grounded theory, in particular, is gaining wider acceptance and adoption by qualitative researchers (Birks & Mills, 2011;Corbett, Foster, & Ong, 2007;Hinds, Vogel, & Clarke-Steffen, 1997).…”

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Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression: Patient Perspectives on Empathy

Sternke

Abrahamson

2016

Pain Management Nursing

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“…The authors recommend that exploration of patient priorities may be a useful feature of patient-centered assessments in patients with comorbidities. (30,32). In this study, data sets from 4 separate qualitative studies were combined (for details of the separate studies, see Table 1).…”

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Patient Priorities in Osteoarthritis and Comorbid Conditions: A Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data

Cheraghi-Sohi

Bower

Kennedy

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Arthritis Care & Research

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Objective. A lack of agreement between clinician and patient priorities can impact the clinician-patient relationship, treatment concordance, and potential health outcomes. Studies have suggested that patients with osteoarthritis (OA) may prioritize comorbidities over their OA, but as yet no explicit systematic exploration of OA patients' priorities in relation to comorbidities exists. This study aims to explore how patients prioritize their OA among their conditions, which factors underlie this prioritization, and whether and why these priorities change over time.

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The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Doing a Secondary Analysis of a Qualitative Data Set

Cited by 428 publications

References 12 publications

Palliative family caregivers' accounts of health care experiences: The importance of “security”

Palliative family caregivers' accounts of health care experiences: The importance of “security”

Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression: Patient Perspectives on Empathy

Patient Priorities in Osteoarthritis and Comorbid Conditions: A Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data

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