Qualitative research in health care
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What Is Qualitative Research? -- 1.2 The Uses of Qualitative Research -- 1.3 Methods Used in Qualitative Research -- 1.4 The Place of Qualitative Methods in Health Care Research -- 1.5 Outline of the Structure of the Book -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 The Role of Theory in Qualitative Research -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Differences in Ontology and Epistemology -- 2.3 Implications of Ontology and Epistemology -- 2.4 Choose Your Philosophical Umbrella - Positivism or Interpretivism? -- 2.5 Theoretical Perspectives -- 2.6 Methodology -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Ethical Principles -- 3.2.1 Informed Consent -- 3.2.2 Confidentiality -- 3.2.3 Anonymity -- 3.3 Situational Ethics -- 3.4 Relational Ethics -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Interviews -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 What Makes a Good Qualitative Interview? -- 4.3 Role of the Interviewer -- 4.4 The Practicalities of Qualitative Interviews -- 4.4.1 How Many Interviews Is Enough? -- 4.4.2 Sampling -- 4.4.3 Recruitment -- 4.4.4 Fundamentals - Quiet Space, Recording, and Transcription -- 4.4.5 Designing a Topic Guide -- 4.4.6 Data Saturation -- 4.5 Reflexivity -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Focus Groups -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 What Is a Focus Group? -- 5.3 Doing Focus Group Research -- 5.3.1 Recruitment and Sampling -- 5.3.2 Initiating the Focus Group -- 5.3.3 Follow-on or Second Focus Groups -- 5.4 Analysis -- 5.5 Ethical Issues -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 Observational Methods -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Observational Methods and Ethnography.