“…This approach was examined and declared by van Kaam to be faithful to his work (Eppard & Anderson, ). PPM is used for exploring lived experiences and is particularly suitable for exploring experiences such as chronic illness, pain, and nursing care (Crotty, ; Eppard & Anderson, ; Mason, Rice, & Records, ; Norlyk & Harder, ; Pereira, ; Salmon, ). PPM purports that while experiences may be different for each individual, there are essential structures of the experience that are the same for individuals sharing an experience (Eppard & Anderson, ).…”