scholarly journals Self-Participation Experiences among Well-Adapted Hemodialysis Patients

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1742
Author(s):  
Li-Yun Szu ◽  
Lee-Ing Tsao ◽  
Shu-Chuan Chen ◽  
May-Lien Ho
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Life Journey ◽  
Depth Interviews

A successful self-participation experience empowers patients to adapt to living with hemodialysis. However, few studies regarding the subjective experiences of such patient participation have been conducted. This study’s purpose was to describe hemodialysis patients’ perspectives on integrating hemodialysis into a new life regarding self-participation experience. A qualitative study using the grounded theory method was applied. Thirty-two well-adaptive hemodialysis Taiwanese patients attended in-depth interviews. “Integrating hemodialysis into a new life journey” was identified as the core category guiding the entire self-participation experience of hemodialysis patients. The three antecedent themes were “Sense of worthlessness”, “Life is still worth living”, and “Friendly and joyful atmosphere of the hemodialysis room”. Once the patients went through the three antecedent themes, they gradually began making efforts to participate more fully in their hemodialysis. Within this participation experience, the hemodialysis patients exhibited these four interactive themes: “Overcoming one’s predicament”, “Integrating self-care skills into my life”, “Resuming previous roles and tasks”, and “Adapting to independent living”. Finally, most adaptive patients master the hemodialysis life. Encouraging patients to discover that their life is worth living and providing a friendly and joyful atmosphere in hemodialysis units are the keys to facilitating patients’ self-participation more fully.

A Grounded Theory of Thesis Blocking

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Rennie ◽  
Lynne Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Structure Control ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Political Expertise

Interviews were conducted with 10 individuals who had great difficulty in completing a thesis, and with 6 students who had relatively little difficulty. A hierarchical structure of categories encapsulating the respondents' accounts was developed through the use of the grounded theory method of qualitative analysis. In this structure, control over the thesis is the core category and is supported by the two properties of dependence—independence and structuring the task. The latter property is in turn supported by project meaningfulness, political expertise, and time management. The relationships among the categories are cast into a grounded theory of thesis blocking. The implications and limitations of the theory are discussed.

STUDI TATA RUANG RUMAH TINGGAL SUKU TALANG MAMAK (Spatial Study Talang Mamak Tribe House)

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Gun Faisal ◽  
Dimas Wihardyanto
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Hunting And Gathering ◽  
The Social ◽  
Open Coding ◽  
Household Activities ◽  
Axial Coding

The Talang Mamak tribe, one of Indonesian tribe, still practices the hunting and gathering of natural produce despite the fact that among them have chosen to settle permanently and doing farming activities. The aim of this research is to study the characteristics of the Talang Mamak house. The method used in this research is grounded theory method, based on the open coding, axial coding as well selective coding techniques. The method used to find the variation layout of the houses and then evaluate the characters and concept of the layouts. The conclusion of this study is that the core of the Talang Mamak house is based on the connectivity of four rooms namely: Ruang Haluan, Ruang Tangah, Ruang Tampuan and Pandapuran. The house has an open layout where all daily household activities are done without barriers. The social status of the owner is identified by houses furniture and staf

The Incorporation of a Spiritual Emergency Experience Into a Client’s Worldview: A Grounded Theory

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 877-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Sedláková ◽  
Tomáš Řiháček
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Psychotic Experiences ◽  
Spiritual Emergency ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Previous State ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study is focused on the process of constructing the meaning of a spiritual emergency experience. In the context of this study, spiritual emergency is understood as an experience of psychotic nature, defined by criteria such as good preepisode functioning, nonordinary states of consciousness, awareness of the intrapsychic nature of the process, or preserved ability to cooperate. In-depth interviews with 13 participants who experienced an episode of spiritual emergency were analyzed using the grounded theory method. The analysis yielded a core category titled “The incorporation of a spiritual emergency experience into a client’s worldview.” The process of incorporation was conceptualized by two complementary paths: (a) a Suppressive path characterized by an effort to mitigate or eliminate symptoms, considering them as a personally meaningless pathology, and return to a previous state of functioning and (b) a Facilitative path characterized by an acceptance of symptoms, a search for their meaning, and eventually, the adoption of a new perspective. The results are discussed in relation to different theoretical approaches to psychotic experiences.

scholarly journals Caring for women with HIV/AIDS: an interactionist analysis from the perspective of female healthcare professionals

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tainara Serodio Amim Rangel Porto ◽  
Carla Marins Silva ◽  
Octavio Muniz da Costa Vargens
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Maternity Hospitals ◽  
Professional Care ◽  
Women With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Aids

The aim of this study was to know the meanings attributed by female health professionals to the process of caring for women with HIV, considering their vulnerability in the context of feminization of HIV/AIDS. It is a qualitative study based on the grounded theory method and symbolic interactionism, conducted in two public maternity hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, from November 2009 to April 2010. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews with twelve female health professionals. The core category that emerged was "Speaking as a Professional and Thinking about Caring", which focused on the meaning of care, and the integration of two categories, the first being the concerns of being a woman/professional caring for women with HIV and the second being the meanings of professional care provided to women with the virus. It was concluded that the professionals still maintained the former perception of HIV/AIDS, contributing to increased gender vulnerability to HIV, discrimination and prejudice.

Guided reflection: transcending a routine approach in the management of sexually transmissible infections

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 624-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Browne ◽  
Victor Minichiello ◽  
David Plummer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sexual Empowerment ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Clinical Consultation ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections ◽  
Patient’S Autonomy ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper describes a distinctive approach to the sexually transmissible infections (STI) clinical consultation: 'the guided reflection approach'. The authors coined this term and identified the guided reflection approach through analysis of 22 in-depth interviews with practitioners who provide care for people with STI, and 34 people who had attended a healthcare facility in Australia for screening or treatment of an STI. A grounded theory method was used to collect and analyse this information. The data revealed when the STI consultation is conducted using the principles characterized by the guided reflection approach creates contexts for sexual empowerment that have the potential to effectively assist people to gain autonomy for safe sex. Routinely, most of the practitioners in this study were shown to direct the STI consultation towards risk behaviours and practices and prevention of transmission, with minimal intervention. However, this study shows that if clinical interaction is to make a difference to the patient's autonomy for sexual behaviour, two changes will be required. First, practitioners need to adopt the goal of assisting patients to attain levels of autonomy, and second, practitioners require education to assist them to develop the interactive skills needed to engage patients in dialogue and reflection about sexual behaviour.

scholarly journals The Exchange-Marriage System, Traditional Gender Roles And Obscured Transformations In A Community Of Pakistan: The Interplay Between Structure, Agency And Social Change

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-72
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaman ◽  
Muhammad Zakria Zakar ◽  
Abida Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Structural Forces ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article deals with the traditional and changing gender roles and relationships in the exchange-marriage system that exists in south Punjab, Pakistan. It examines the structural roles and an individual’s independent choices. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-four families who have utilized the system of exchange. In this research the guidelines of the Grounded Theory Method (GTM) in order to collect and analyse the data. The study found that pre-determined, structured roles were more influential and they retain more importance than the individual’s choices. It revealed a perpetual tension between structural forces and an individual agency: an emancipated individual tries to assert and wants to exercise her/his choice but finds that the structural pressures are powerful. Some contention grows between the structural agents and the individual agency for the freeing of the individual’s emancipated role. This paper analyses the interplay between the structure and the agency. It also analyses the tensions and the process of slight social change that occurs under given social conditions.

scholarly journals The Shadow of Silence on the Sexual Rights of Married Iranian Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roksana Janghorban ◽  
Robab Latifnejad Roudsari ◽  
Ali Taghipour ◽  
Mahmoud Abbasi ◽  
Ilsa Lottes
Keyword(s):  
Married Women ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Sexual Rights ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Sexual Interaction ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Depth Interviews

There has been a recent shift in the field of sexual health, representing a move away from biomedical concerns to sexual rights frameworks. However, few studies on sexuality are based on a rights framework. The unspoken nature of sexuality in Iranian culture has led to a lack of national studies on the topic. The objective of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of married Iranian women on sexual rights in their sexual relationships. In this grounded theory study, 37 participants (25 married women, 5 husbands, and 7 midwives) were selected. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding using MAXQDA software version 2007. The analysis revealed the core category of “sexual interaction in the shadow of silence.” The interrelated categories subsumed under the core category included adopting a strategy of silence, trying to negotiate sex, seeking help, and sexual adjustment. The silence originating from women’s interactions with their families and society, from girlhood to womanhood, was identified as the core concept in Iranian women’s experiences of sexual rights. A focus on husbands’ roles seems salient because they can direct or alter some learned feminine roles, especially silence regarding sexual matters, which then affects the realization of women’s sexual rights.

The Grounded Theory Method

2020 ◽  
pp. 166-199
Author(s):  
Antony Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Key Aspects

The term grounded theory was introduced to the research lexicon by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in the 1960s, particularly with the publication of The Discovery of Grounded Theory in 1967. The term itself is somewhat misleading since it does not refer to a theory per se but rather to a method that facilitates the development of new theoretical insights—grounded theories. In this chapter the method is outlined, together with some background to its appearance and subsequent developments. Some key aspects are demonstrated using brief examples and exercises. Later sections describe the main features, procedures, outputs, and evaluation criteria.

scholarly journals Increasing Usability of Homecare Applications for Older Adults: A Case Study

Designs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Panagopoulos ◽  
Andreas Menychtas ◽  
Panayiotis Tsanakas ◽  
Ilias Maglogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability ◽  
Practical Guidelines ◽  
Depth Interviews

As the world’s population is ageing, the field dealing with technology adoption by seniors has made headway in the scientific community. Recent technological advances have enabled the development of intelligent homecare systems that support seniors’ independent living and allow monitoring of their health status. However, despite the amount of research to understand the requirements of systems designed for the elderly, there are still unresolved usability issues that often prevent seniors from enjoying the benefits that modern ICT technologies may offer. This work presents a usability assessment of “HeartAround”, an integrated homecare solution incorporating communication functionalities, as well as health monitoring and emergency response features. An assessment with the system usability scale (SUS) method, along with in-depth interviews and qualitative analysis, has provided valuable insights for designing homecare systems for seniors, and validated some effective practical guidelines.

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