Method development at Nordic School of Public Health NHV: Phenomenology and Grounded Theory.

Background: Qualitative methods such as phenomenology and grounded theory have been valuable tools in studying public health problems.

Aim: A description and comparison of these methods.

Results: Phenomenology emphasises an inside perspective in form of consciousness and subjectively lived experiences, whereas grounded theory emanates from the idea that interactions between people create new insights and knowledge.

Development, implementation and evaluation of a process to prevent and combat workplace bullying.

Aim: Our objective was to develop and implement an intervention program in collaboration with workplace personnel, to evaluate the process as a vehicle to prevent and combat bullying.

Methods: The project emanates from a community-based participatory approach. We obtained data from individual and focus group interviews.

Experiences of surviving spouse of terminally ill spouse: a phenomenological study of an altruistic perspective.

The aim of the study was to illuminate the experiences of surviving relatives in connection with their care at home of terminally ill, dying spouses, followed by an outline of the need for palliative assistance by the district nurse. Qualitative interviews with eight surviving relatives have been analysed on the basis of the phenomenological method. The essence of these phenomena was the loving promise to the terminally ill and dying spouse in which the shared grief, structural disintegration and powerlessness, lifelines and supporters and viable grief appeared.

Factors influencing the quality of intimate relationships six months after delivery--first-time parents' own views and coping strategies.

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze first-time parents' experiences of factors that affect the quality of their intimate relationship and the way they cope with their situation six months after delivery. The method used was inductive qualitative content analysis of two open questions in a larger questionnaire. The data is based on 535 respondents' statements.