Journal article
Characteristics of Qualitative Descriptive Studies: A Systematic Review
Research in nursing & health, v 40(1), pp 23-42
01 Feb 2017
PMID: 27686751
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Abstract
Qualitative description (QD) is a term that is widely used to describe qualitative studies of health care and nursing-related phenomena. However, limited discussions regarding QD are found in the existing literature. In this systematic review, we identified characteristics of methods and findings reported in research articles published in 2014 whose authors identified the work as QD. After searching and screening, data were extracted from the sample of 55 QD articles and examined to characterize research objectives, design justification, theoretical/philosophical frameworks, sampling and sample size, data collection and sourcndings were identified. First, although there were some inconsistencies, most articles included characteristics consistent with the limited available QD definitions and descriptions. Next, flexibility or variability of methods was common and effective for obtaining rich data and achieving understanding of a es, data analysis, and presentation of findings. In this review, three primary fiphenomenon. Finally, justification for how a QD approach was chosen and why it would be an appropriate fit for a particular study was limited in the sample and, therefore, in need of increased attention. Based on these findings, recommendations include encouragement to researchers to provide as many details as possible regarding the methods of their QD studies so that readers can determine whether the methods used were reasonable and effective in producing useful findings. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Title
- Characteristics of Qualitative Descriptive Studies: A Systematic Review
- Creators
- Hyejin Kim - Univ Penn, Sch Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAJustine S. Sefcik - University of PennsylvaniaChristine Bradway - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Research in nursing & health, v 40(1), pp 23-42
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- John A. Hartford Foundation's National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Award Program F31NR015693 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Doctoral Nursing
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000393805600005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84994707012
- Other Identifier
- 991020099238504721
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