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Qualitative data analysis: the framework approach

Nurse ResearcherPublished 21 January 2011
Joanna Smith, Jill Firth
Citations1,183
SJR quartileQ3
SJR score0.43
SNIP2.32

TL;DR

This work will outline the framework approach of data management, discuss its relative merits and provide a working example of its application to data management and analysis.

Abstract

Qualitative methods are invaluable for exploring the complexities of health care and patient experiences in particular. Diverse qualitative methods are available that incorporate different ontological and epistemological perspectives. One method of data management that is gaining in popularity among healthcare researchers is the framework approach. We will outline this approach, discuss its relative merits and provide a working example of its application to data management and analysis.

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Social Sciences