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Methodological challenges in qualitative content analysis: A discussion paper.
University West, Department of Health Sciences, Section for nursing - graduate level.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0208-4343
Umeå University, Department of Nursing, Umeå, Sweden.
Umeå University, Department of Nursing, Umeå, Sweden.
2017 (English)In: Nurse Education Today, ISSN 0260-6917, E-ISSN 1532-2793, Vol. 56, p. 29-34Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This discussion paper is aimed to map content analysis in the qualitative paradigm and explore common methodological challenges. We discuss phenomenological descriptions of manifest content and hermeneutical interpretations of latent content. We demonstrate inductive, deductive, and abductive approaches to qualitative content analysis, and elaborate on the level of abstraction and degree of interpretation used in constructing categories, descriptive themes, and themes of meaning. With increased abstraction and interpretation comes an increased challenge to demonstrate the credibility and authenticity of the analysis. A key issue is to show the logic in how categories and themes are abstracted, interpreted, and connected to the aim and to each other. Qualitative content analysis is an autonomous method and can be used at varying levels of abstraction and interpretation.

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2017. Vol. 56, p. 29-34
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Abstraction level, Categories, Interpretation degree, Latent content, Manifest content, Qualitative content analysis, Themes
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NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-11389DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.06.002ISI: 000406725700006PubMedID: 28651100Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85021166616OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-11389DiVA, id: diva2:1135976
Available from: 2017-08-24 Created: 2017-08-24 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved

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