Aim: To identify and summarize the challenges of conducting qualitative research exploring end-of-life communication between healthcare providers and bereaved family carers in nursing homes. Design: A descriptive qualitative study based on in-the-field-notes and research diaries collected during a primary study involving 32 bereaved family carers and 14 nurses across 13 Italian nursing homes in 2018–2019. Methods: Two trained female nurses conducted semi-structured, in-depth, open-ended interviews and recorded “in action” (i.e. reflections reported as in-the-field-notes) and “on action” (i.e. retrospective reflections within the team reported immediately in the research diaries) narratives, with the aim of identifying challenges encountered during the research process. A content analysis process was performed to analyse the narratives collected. Results: We identified three major categories of challenges: (a) obtaining approval from the ethical committee; (b) approaching nursing homes and family carers; and (c) dealing with participant-related impairments (i.e. memory, emotional, physical).
Qualitative research on end‐of‐life communication with family carers in nursing homes: A discussion of methodological issues and challenges
Gonella, SilviaFirst
;Di Giulio, Paola;Dimonte, Valerio;Campagna, SaraLast
2021-01-01
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Aim: To identify and summarize the challenges of conducting qualitative research exploring end-of-life communication between healthcare providers and bereaved family carers in nursing homes. Design: A descriptive qualitative study based on in-the-field-notes and research diaries collected during a primary study involving 32 bereaved family carers and 14 nurses across 13 Italian nursing homes in 2018–2019. Methods: Two trained female nurses conducted semi-structured, in-depth, open-ended interviews and recorded “in action” (i.e. reflections reported as in-the-field-notes) and “on action” (i.e. retrospective reflections within the team reported immediately in the research diaries) narratives, with the aim of identifying challenges encountered during the research process. A content analysis process was performed to analyse the narratives collected. Results: We identified three major categories of challenges: (a) obtaining approval from the ethical committee; (b) approaching nursing homes and family carers; and (c) dealing with participant-related impairments (i.e. memory, emotional, physical).File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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