A call for theory-inspired analysis in qualitative research: Ways to construct different truths in and about healthcare
Glasdam, Stinne LU
; Xu, Hongxuan
LU
and Gulestø, Ragnhild Julante Andersen
(2024)
In Nursing Inquiry
p.1-12
- Abstract
- Over the last 50 years, there has been significant development of qualitative research and related methods in healthcare. Theoretical frameworks support researchers in selecting appropriate research approaches, procedures and analytical tools. However, the implications of the choice of theory are sparsely elucidated. Based on a text excerpt from a public debate article, the study aimed to show how different theory-inspired analytical perspectives produced varied understandings of the same text. The study presented three subanalyses inspired by Bourdieu's sociological theory, Lazarus and Folkman's psychological theory and utilitarian ethics, respectively. The analyses showed that by using different theoretical analytical perspectives in... (More)
- Over the last 50 years, there has been significant development of qualitative research and related methods in healthcare. Theoretical frameworks support researchers in selecting appropriate research approaches, procedures and analytical tools. However, the implications of the choice of theory are sparsely elucidated. Based on a text excerpt from a public debate article, the study aimed to show how different theory-inspired analytical perspectives produced varied understandings of the same text. The study presented three subanalyses inspired by Bourdieu's sociological theory, Lazarus and Folkman's psychological theory and utilitarian ethics, respectively. The analyses showed that by using different theoretical analytical perspectives in inductive processes, an immediate interpretation of the text was not obvious. It became possible to spot the underlying meta-theoretical assumptions, as the interpretations were not taken for granted or indisputable. Our analyses suggest that different theoretical lenses lead to different interpretations of the same empirical material, recognising the existence of multiple truths or realities. Thus, utilising a theoretical perspective in inductive analyses can enhance transparency and rigour because the analytical optics are made explicit to the reader. This allows the reader to follow the analysis processes and comprehend from which theoretical starting point a truth arises. (Less)
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- Glasdam, Stinne
LU
; Xu, Hongxuan
LU
and Gulestø, Ragnhild Julante Andersen
- organization
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- 2024-04-19
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- Contribution to journal
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- subject
- keywords
- Qualitative research, Theory-inspired analysis, Truths, Preunderstandings, Method, theoretical perspectives
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- Nursing Inquiry
- pages
- 1 - 12
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- pmid:38638008
- scopus:85190956704
- ISSN
- 1440-1800
- DOI
- 10.1111/nin.12642
- language
- English
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