Qualitative research methodology is a suitable approach for clinical inquiry into nursing practice, leading to theory development and advancement in clinical practice. Rigour is necessary to enhance the consistency and quality of qualitative research. It is the framework for demonstrating credibility and integrity of the qualitative research process. Methodological decisions regarding rigour can have implications for the quality, integrity and interpretability of the findings. Rigour, therefore, is a principle that should be present during all stages of the research study, from its inception to the writing of the final report. For qualitative researchers, reaching the desired goal and meeting the requirements of rigour become particularly problematic due to the considerable debate about what it means to do valid research in the field of qualitative inquiry. This article outlines methods that can be used to maintain rigour in a qualitative study, including member-checking, peer debriefing, audit trail and reflexivity.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.20.31645 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Factors affecting mental health service delivery from primary healthcare facilities of western hilly district of Nepal: a qualitative study.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Aim: To explore factors at different socioecological levels that affect mental health service delivery from primary healthcare (PHC) facilities of Arghakhanchi district, a western hilly district of Nepal.
Background: Mental health service delivery has seen four transformational shifts from Alma Ata to Astana Declaration. Mental Health Gap Action Programme has facilitated the delivery of evidence-based interventions on mental, neurological and substance use disorders by non-specialised health workers in PHC settings as well as advocated scaling up of mental healthcare through integration of mental health in PHC.
Learning from the lived experiences of medical women working and studying at the national hospital in Fiji: A mixed methods study.
Emerg Med Australas
December 2024
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Objective: Our study aimed to explore the experience of attaining higher education among women in medicine at the largest national hospital in Fiji, focusing on barriers and enablers to completing training, and to explore women's perception of gender-based discrimination in the world of medicine. Findings subsequently informed evidence-based recommendations on enablers and barriers at the hospital and medical university to improve experiences of women in medicine.
Methods: We conducted a mixed-method study, emphasising the phenomenological qualitative component.
What are the Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Canadian Injured Workers about the Provision of Physiotherapy Services using Telerehabilitation?
J Occup Rehabil
December 2024
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6A 1Z3, Canada.
Purpose: Despite evidence of efficacy, the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in real-world clinical settings is still largely unknown. Telerehabilitation requires a substantial transformation of the organization and delivery of traditional services. Considering that a virtual setting can create unique challenges for providing physiotherapy services and given the physical and potential hands-on nature of evidence-based assessments and interventions, it is important to investigate what injured workers think of receiving physiotherapy care via telerehabilitation and to examine if rehabilitation needs are adequately met.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment moderation in higher education: Guiding practice with evidence-an integrative review.
Nurse Educ Today
November 2024
School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Queensland, Australia; College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia; Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: Maintaining the quality and integrity of student assessments, especially in professional fields like nursing, is critical. Managing moderation processes across large teams poses social and logistical challenges, further complicated by varying quality and clarity of institutional guidelines. Systematic reviews on moderation practices in higher education are scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPriorities and expectations of researchers, funders, patients and the public regarding the funding of medical research: results from the PERSPECT qualitative study.
BMJ Open
November 2024
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Background: Ideally, medical research provides crucial data about disease processes, diagnoses, prognoses, treatment targets and outcomes, and systems of care. However, medical research is costly, and funding is difficult to receive because the processes are highly competitive. There is a paucity of data on the perspectives of researchers, funders, patients and the public about current funding paradigms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!