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Qualitative data analysis: the framework approach

Joanna Smith Lecturer, Children and young people’s nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Salford, UK

Jill Firth Senior research fellow, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, UK

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.

Nurse Researcher. 18, 2, 52-62. doi: 10.7748/nr2011.01.18.2.52.c8284

Keywords :

Qualitative research - framework approach - patient experiences

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21 January 2011 / Vol 18 issue 2

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