Development and Use of The Organizational Framework For Exploring Nutrition Narratives

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Catherine Morley
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Dietary Change ◽  
Role Identification ◽  
Dietetics Education ◽  
Physical Deterioration ◽  
Organizational Framework

A hermeneutic phenomenology was undertaken to explore eating and feeding experiences with 11 women living with changed health status and who had household feeding responsibilities. Thematic analysis yielded two distinct narratives; those in Life-the-Same (LS) group (n=3; participants whose lives were relatively the same after a period of adjustment), and the Life Altered (LA) group (n=8) (those whose lives were completely altered as a result of their condition). Participants in the LS group had adjusted to new dietary, exercise, and medication routines, achieved physiologic goals, and retained eating and feeding routines at and away from home. Participants in the LA group experienced profound changes in ingesting and digesting food, and eliminating waste, physical appearance, and in enjoyment of eating, and rarely left home. Anticipated physiologic effects of dietary change were not achieved due to physical deterioration. Family and friends took on feeding duties when the regular ‘feeder’ was acutely ill, however, participants resumed these roles as soon as they were able (even though they remained unwell) owing to the strength of role identification. The Organizational Framework for Exploring Nutrition Narratives (OFFENN) emerged from the analysis, and is comprised of four domains (Personal; Household; Beyond Household; and Unthoughts), and four filters (Events/Facts; Values/Beliefs; Actions; Emotions and Reflections). The framework offers a means to explore clients’ narratives and to invite conversations about eating and feeding; it is not meant to be prescriptive of dietary guidance, and has application in dietetics education (in preparing students for their counselling roles and in informing research).

Transition Experiences of Indian Nurses Into Australian Mental Health System

2021 ◽  
pp. 104365962110263
Author(s):  
Bindu Joseph ◽  
Michael Olasoji ◽  
Cheryl Moss ◽  
Wendy Cross
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Dual Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Transition Experience ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction: In the past decade, there has been an influx of migrant nurses from India to Australia. Migrant professionals have specific transition needs associated with working in Mental Health (MH). This study aimed to explore the transition experience of overseas trained nurses from India working in Australian MH settings. Method: Hermeneutic phenomenology was the methodological approach used in the study. The participants ( N = 16) were overseas trained nurses from India. Data were collected through in-depth interview and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: The findings resulted in the identification of the following themes: (1) Living in dual culture, (2) Loneliness, (3) Discrimination, and (4) Feeling incomplete. Discussion: It is evident that the transition to work in MH in Australia was a journey of mixed experiences. While certain findings of this study are comparable with experiences of migrant nurses in other settings, it provides insight into those that are working in MH.

When the Worst Imaginable Becomes Reality

Janus Head ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-213
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Janzen ◽  
Sherri Melrose ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Interpretive Inquiry

This article describes findings from a qualitative study that investigated the lived experiences of four mothers recovering from crack cocaine addictions who lost custody of their children. The project was guided by feminist interpretive inquiry, van Manen’s approach to hermeneutic phenomenology, and involved thematic analysis of in depth interview data. By telling the stories of these women and using their own words as well as interpretive poetry written by one of the authors to describe their suffering, our research offers important insights to professionals involved in the field of addictions.

scholarly journals Horizons Revealed: From Methodology to Method

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turner de Sales
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Unique Method ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

In this article, the author reports on a method crafted to interrogate the data of a Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenological study that explored hope seen through the eyes of a small number of Australian youth. She advocates for transparency throughout data analysis, by commencing with an explication of Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenology, followed by a description of the manner by which the data were interrogated. It is a basic premise of this work that all too often authors have adopted thematic analysis uncritically, and have used this method of analysis without considering its fit to the philosophical or methodological orientation of the study, and this practice has remained, by and large, unchallenged. While not advocating against thematic analysis per se, the author disputes that this analytical method is appropriate for studies that are grounded by the philosophical underpinnings of Gadamerian hermeneutic phenomenology, and therefore offers a unique method of data analysis.

Malaysian nurses’ views: Local versus Transnational Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-205
Author(s):  
Nirmala Devi Arunasalam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Transnational Higher Education ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Degree Level

This paper reports the findings of a study undertaken with Malaysian nurses who studied for a locally provided part-time post-registration top-up Nursing Degree versus those who studied on a Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) programme. Both types of programmes are bridging courses that allow registered nurses to upgrade their Diploma qualifications to Degree level. What is not sufficiently explored in available literature is nurses’ rationales for choosing a local programme over TNHE programme. Using hermeneutic phenomenology, six Malaysian nurses (chosen by snowball sampling method) were interviewed, in English and Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian language). Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. The structure of the course and taught theory influenced the nurses’ choice to study on a local programme: the deciding factor was the practice component that ensured a theory-practice connection. The findings principally provide insights to TNHE providers and may guide them to enhance their teaching delivery, support and courses.

scholarly journals Why it is so hard to lose weight? An exploration of patients’ and dietitians’ perspectives by means of thematic analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510292110244
Author(s):  
Magdalena Poraj-Weder ◽  
Grażyna Wąsowicz ◽  
Aneta Pasternak
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Dietary Change ◽  
Dietary Interventions ◽  
Research Results

The present paper is aimed at understanding the importance of motivation (perceived qualitatively) in ensuring the success of the dietary change process. This study expands on previous research by confronting the perspective of persons dieting to lose weight with the perspective of professionals providing support (dietitians). We interviewed 13 respondents (six patients, seven dietitians) and performed a thematic analysis. The study’s results show that understanding motivational mechanisms is a prerequisite for a consistent narrative in the patient–dietitian dyad. The research results could help in developing effective dietary interventions that could facilitate effective and permanent dietary change.

scholarly journals Do Older Indonesian with Chronic Disease Still Be Able to Engage in an Activity and Feel Happy?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Santi SULANDARI ◽  
Afrilin Dewi PURNAMA ◽  
Mei WIJAYANTI ◽  
Fitriana Dwi HASTUTI ◽  
Permata Ashfi RAIHANA
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Poor Health Status ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Depth Interview

This study aimed to understand what activities could be done by older Indonesian who are physically sick and how those activities can make them feel happy. It was a qualitative study conducted in the Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. A total of 6 older people aged >60 years and suffering from the chronic disease were selected for this study. The data were collected by an in-depth interview. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis with the help of the NVivo 12 QSR program. Older people with chronic disease were still able to be active in worship, socializing with the surrounding environment, working, doing the daily chores, and doing older people gymnastic. The benefit of staying engaged in the activity, including the ability to feel happy, be motivated to get a reward, exchange ideas, and share experience, help others, be calm, and have good health. This study emphasized the importance of being engaged in activities for older people to achieve happiness even though there had poor health status.

scholarly journals Experiences of caregivers of boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-238
Author(s):  
Ximena Palacios-Espinosa ◽  
Ángela Victoria Vera-Márquez ◽  
Heidi Mateus ◽  
Martha Liliana Dávalos Serrano ◽  
Jennifer Gracia-Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Neuromuscular Disease ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Physical Deterioration ◽  
The Family ◽  
Key Topics

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular disease that leads to progressive and fatal physical deterioration. The progression of this disease requires frequent or permanent care that implies high levels of demand for the caregivers of children who have developed DMD. Certainly, this disease affects diagnosed children and their caregivers as well. The support from the health system is scarce for both, which translates into an intense burden for the mothers and women of the family who care the person diagnosed with DMD during their lifetime. This qualitative study with phenomenological approach aimed to analyze the meaning of the experience of being a caregiver for boys and young men living with DMD in Colombia. After obtaining their informed consent, caregivers were interviewed and a thematic analysis of their narratives was performed to determine three key topics that endow their experiences with meaning: (1) finding out about the disease, (2) living according to the needs of boys and young men, and (3) providing a new meaning to life. The results show that the meaning of DMD is strongly associated with intense suffering and psychological stress, with a high negative burden, especially during the initial years after diagnosis. The study suggests that it is important to assimilate and process these experiences and findings to learn how to live with DMD and identify the certainty of a child’s premature death.

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