New approaches to qualitative interviewing: Development of a card sort technique to understand subjective patterns of symptoms and responses

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Jennifer R MammenArlene M Butz

Abstract

Ability to elicit individuals' perceptions of complex behavioral processes can be challenging, as it hinges not only upon the skill of the researcher, but also upon assumptions of a shared language and individuals' ability to recall, analyze, and effectively communicate events. In a case-based qualitative-descriptive study about teens' experiences of asthma self-management, we found that variations in terminology and descriptions of events, symptoms, and responses made it difficult to understand teens' experiences of asthma. In particular, teens' conceptualization of their asthma symptoms and self-management responses differed from situation to situation, from other teens in the study, from the interviewer, and from prior reports in the literature. These differences across many levels made it difficult to identify patterns in individual processes of self-management, and among teens in general.. To address these challenges, we developed a card sorting activity to facilitate in-depth exploration of teens' experiences of asthma. Case-based qualitative description. Teen-parent dyads (N=28) were recruited from the community, Emergency Department, Pediatric Pulmonary Department, and prior study subjects of a major medical center. Tee...Continue Reading

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Jan 20, 2018·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Jennifer MammenKimberly Arcoleo
Jan 5, 2018·Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health·Sauharda RaiBrandon A Kohrt
Oct 3, 2020·Clinical and Experimental Allergy : Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology·Jennifer R MammenKimberly Arcoleo
Mar 23, 2020·Physical Therapy in Sport : Official Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine·Therese E JohnstonSusan F Wainwright

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