A qualitative analysis of the lived experience of nursing staff developers in the process of changing to a new educational model

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify difficulties and motivations for the practice of physical exercise in women older than 65 years. Method: qualitative study based on the phenomenological theory, with focus groups and in-depth interviews. The nursing staff selected 15 women by intentional sampling using the following criteria: age, time dedicated to physical exercise, independence, and absence of cognitive impairment and contraindication for this activity. Two focus groups were formed (one of them did physical exercise for less than 150 minutes per week and the other at least 150 minutes per week) in addition to conducting five in-depth interviews. Qualitative analysis of the data was performed through transcription, coding, categorization, and verification of results. Results: the difficulties to start and develop physical exercise were circumscribed to the perception of poor health and lack of free time; both circumstances result from care obligation, being represented as a gender imposition. However, the motivations are related to perception of strength, need for socialization, and perception of autonomy and freedom. Conclusions: the ideological representation of gender determines the women’s decision to exercise. Knowing the meaning and significance that women give to health and their role in the socio-family environment allows nurses to develop relationships and interventions to encourage the practice of physical exercise.

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A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience of the Recovery Process in Opioid-Dependent Patients Post-Detoxification

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs ◽

10.1080/02791072.2018.1435928 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 231-239

Author(s):

J. H. Ivers ◽

F. Larkan ◽

J. Barry

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Recovery Process

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Recovering With Acquired Apraxia of Speech: The First 2 Years

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology ◽

10.1044/2016_ajslp-15-0143 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (4S) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Katarina L. Haley ◽

Jennifer N. Shafer ◽

Tyson G. Harmon ◽

Adam Jacks

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Sound Production ◽

Speech Sound ◽

Cognitive Effort ◽

Speaking Rate ◽

Apraxia Of Speech ◽

Dynamic Relationship ◽

Speech Features ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study was intended to document speech recovery for 1 person with acquired apraxia of speech quantitatively and on the basis of her lived experience. Method The second author sustained a traumatic brain injury that resulted in acquired apraxia of speech. Over a 2-year period, she documented her recovery through 22 video-recorded monologues. We analyzed these monologues using a combination of auditory perceptual, acoustic, and qualitative methods. Results Recovery was evident for all quantitative variables examined. For speech sound production, the recovery was most prominent during the first 3 months, but slower improvement was evident for many months. Measures of speaking rate, fluency, and prosody changed more gradually throughout the entire period. A qualitative analysis of topics addressed in the monologues was consistent with the quantitative speech recovery and indicated a subjective dynamic relationship between accuracy and rate, an observation that several factors made speech sound production variable, and a persisting need for cognitive effort while speaking. Conclusions Speech features improved over an extended time, but the recovery trajectories differed, indicating dynamic reorganization of the underlying speech production system. The relationship among speech dimensions should be examined in other cases and in population samples. The combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis methods offers advantages for understanding clinically relevant aspects of recovery.

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Qualitative Analysis of the Lived Experience of First-Time Nurse Responders in Disaster

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing ◽

10.3928/00220124-20160120-06 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

pp. 61-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sallie J. Shipman ◽

Marietta P. Stanton ◽

Stephen Tomlinson ◽

Linda Olivet ◽

Ann Graves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Lived Experience ◽

First Time

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What women want: a qualitative analysis of women’s motivation to pursue surgical careers

Canadian Journal of Career Development ◽

10.53379/cjcd.2021.119 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 32-39

Author(s):

Stephanie Atkinson

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Memorial University Of Newfoundland ◽

Unconventional Methods

Objective: This study was undertaken to explore what motivates women to pursue surgical careers. Design: Qualitative methods were employed in this interview-based study. Interviews were recorded, manually anonymized and transcribed, and thematized using NVivo software. Setting: This study was conducted at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada. Participants: Recruitment for this study via email requested volunteers who identified as women and were medical students considering a career in surgery. Recruitment continued until data was saturated. A total of 8 participants volunteered and were included. Results: This study revealed five themes associated with women's motivation to pursue surgical careers; mentorship, inherent aspirations, lived experience, and proof of capability, preconceived ideals. The commonest theme was mentorship. The women who participated in this study employed unconventional methods when seeking mentorship, some of which are unique to this work. Conclusions: The most prevalent factors influencing women's motivation to pursue surgical careers are mentorship, inherent aspirations, participants' lived experience, a desire to prove their capability, and their preconceived ideals about surgery. All factors were deeply influential over one another. A greater understanding of these factors may help future researchers and educators create a more fulfilling career for women in surgery.

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Therapeutic relationships within child and adolescent mental health inpatient services: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of young people, family members and nursing staff

10.31234/osf.io/w2nct ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Samantha Hartley ◽

Tomos Redmond ◽

Katherine Berry

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young People ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Family Members ◽

Adolescent Mental Health ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Therapeutic Relationships ◽

Inpatient Services ◽

Qualitative Exploration

Child and adolescent mental health services have arguably never been more essential yet more in need of reform. Inpatient care is necessary for some young people and is a particular concern in relation to quality and outcomes. Progress in psychotherapy and more broadly in mental health care is strongly predicted by the therapeutic relationship between professional and service user. This link is particularly pertinent in child and adolescent mental health inpatient services where relationships are especially complex and difficult to develop and maintain. This article describes a qualitative exploration of the lived experience of 24 young people, family members/carers and nursing staff within this setting. We synthesised data across groups and present six themes, encapsulating the intricacies and impact of therapeutic relationships; their development and maintenance. We hope these findings can be used to improve quality of care by providing a blueprint for policy, training, systemic structures and staff support.

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Poetic Inquiry: A Fierce, Tender, and Mischievous Relationship with Lived Experience

Language and Literacy ◽

10.20360/g2vp4n ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 152 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sean Wiebe

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Poetic Inquiry ◽

The World

Common to poetic inquirers is a sensitivity to the ways traditional qualitative analysis can systematize and simplify, oftentimes generating theories and practices that are out of kilter with our intuitive experience of being in the world. In this paper I look at how the richness of lived experience can be sustained in poetic inquiry, and in so doing, offer the terms fierce, tender, and mischievous as qualities of engagement that are often exemplified in the ways poetic inquirers live and work.

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Husserl’s epoche and the way of the sword: exploring pathways into phenomenological inquiry

Qualitative Research Journal ◽

10.1108/qrj-02-2019-0022 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 391-402

Author(s):

Bradley Edward Roberts

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Critical Incident ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Continental Philosophy ◽

Phenomenological Approach ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Phenomenological Inquiry ◽

Content Type ◽

Nuanced Understanding

Purpose Phenomenology is widely recognised for its power to generate nuanced understanding of lived experience and human existence. However, phenomenology is often made inaccessible to prospective researchers due to its specialised nomenclature and dense philosophical underpinnings. This paper explores the value of the researcher’s lived experience as a pathway into phenomenological inquiry. The purpose of this paper is to improve the accessibility of phenomenology as a method for qualitative analysis. It achieves this by aligning Husserl’s concept of phenomenological epoche, or bracketing of preconceptions, and the author’s lived experience as a practitioner of kendo, or Japanese fencing. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs the narrative vignette as a means of illuminating the intersections between kendo practice and the application of phenomenological epoche as it applies to the understanding of embodied sensemaking. Reflections on the narrative vignette identified a suite of techniques from kendo practice that were applied to a phenomenological approach for critical incident interviews. These techniques were then applied to 30 critical incident, semi-structured interviews as part of a PhD research project into embodied sensemaking. Findings The results from these interviews suggest that the kendo-derived techniques were effective in generating thick narratives from participants during semi-structured interviews. Examination of the results provided insights into the linkage between phenomenology as a continental philosophy and eastern perspectives such as those found within the Zen traditions and other aesthetic practices. Originality/value This research suggests that lived experience such as kendo practice can provide a ready-to-hand pathway to phenomenological inquiry.

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