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Qualitative Interview Data (qualitative + interview_data)
Selected AbstractsBalancing Expectations for Employability and Family Responsibilities While on Social Assistance: Low-Income Mothers' Experiences in Three Canadian Provinces,FAMILY RELATIONS, Issue 5 2007Amber Gazso Abstract: Drawing upon a discourse analysis of public-use policy documents and qualitative interview data, this paper explores how mothers on social assistance in three Canadian provinces balance actual or expected policy expectations of their employability (e.g., participation in welfare-to-work programming) with their caregiving responsibilities. The results suggest that mothers' experiences of a time crunch, overload, and interference varied depending on their employability status and that they often experienced work-family conflict in ways similar to that experienced by working mothers not on assistance. The policy implications of these findings are discussed. [source] Patient perceptions of helpful communication in the context of advanced cancerJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 13-14 2010Kelli I Stajduhar Aims and objectives., Based on a secondary analysis of data from a large qualitative study on cancer care communication, we address the question: what do patients with advanced cancer identify as helpful in their communication encounters with health care providers? Background., Communication is of critical importance to the care of patients with advanced cancer. A better understanding of what such patients identify as helpful in their communication encounters with nurses and other health care providers seems critical to creating evidence-informed recommendations for best practices. Design., Secondary analysis of qualitative interview data. Methods., Data from 18 participants interviewed individually and 16 focus group participants, with advanced cancer in the palliative phase of care. Interpretive description methodology informed data collection and analysis. Results., Findings suggest four key elements are critically important to consider in communications with patients in an advanced or palliative phase , respecting the importance of time, demonstrating caring, acknowledging fear and balancing hope and honesty in the provision of information. Conclusions., Communication is an important element in the provision of advanced cancer care. Relevance to clinical practice., Findings emphasise the complex meanings inherent in cancer care communication and identify central themes that are fundamental to effective cancer care communication. [source] Not Crossing the "Extra Line": How Cohabitors With Children View Their UnionsJOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, Issue 5 2006Joanna M. Reed I use qualitative interview data from a sample of 44 cohabiting couples who have children together to investigate how they view their unions and how the presence of children influences the meanings they attach to them. I find most cohabiting parents begin cohabiting in response to a pregnancy but do not believe they should stay in a relationship because of shared children. They view cohabitation as a practical response to parenthood that allows them to coparent and share expenses yet avoid the greater expectations of commitment, relationship quality, and more traditional and scripted family roles they associate with marriage. Cohabiting parents do not believe they should marry because they have a child together but value the symbolic aspects of marriage. [source] The psychological contract and the transition from full to part-time police workJOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Issue 1 2006Penny Dick The cognitive-perceptual conceptualisation of the psychological contract has dominated research in this field. In this paper, it is argued that locating the psychological contract at the level of the individual-organisational relationship can offer rich insights into psychological contract dynamics. Using qualitative interview data from a research study exploring how managers and part-timers deal with the transition from full to part-time police work in the UK, it is argued that a multi-perspective conceptualisation of the sources of the psychological contract is critical for understanding processes that lead to non-mutuality of understandings. Specifically, it is argued that the institutional and organisational context, embedded in the actions of third parties and in management practices, can undermine the extent to which the manager and the employee can reach agreement about mutual obligations. The theoretical and policy implications of this position are developed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Therapists' experiences and perceptions of teamwork in neurological rehabilitation: reasoning behind the team approach, structure and composition of the team and teamworking processesPHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, Issue 2 2006Kitty Maria Suddick Abstract Background and Purpose.,Teamwork and the interdisciplinary team approach have been strongly advocated for use in the provision of neurological rehabilitation services. However, whether teamwork has been adopted, and in what form, has yet to be established. The present study investigated therapists' experiences and perceptions of the reasoning behind the team approach in neurological rehabilitation, the structure and composition of the team within which they worked and the teamworking process,Method.,This article reports part of an exploratory qualitative study. Five occupational therapists and five physiotherapists from three teams: a rehabilitation centre; a community team; and a stroke unit based within the UK. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with each participant and then transcribed. Content and thematic analysis of the qualitative interview data was carried out, with respondents validating both the transcription and analysis stages.,Results.,Perceived composition and structure of the neurological rehabilitation team was variable across teams and between individual team members. There was disparity as to whether patients were included within the neurological team; the interdisciplinary team approach had not been consistently adopted and there were sub-teams and other team memberships in existence. Reasoning behind the team approach supported the perceived benefits of teamwork from a number of perspectives, and the activities reported as part of the team process were diverse.,Conclusions.,Different teams may choose to use different strategies depending on the aims and context of the team effort. In some instances interdisciplinary teamwork and patient-centred approaches were not adopted consistently and the process of teamwork itself is both complex and diverse. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Boundary Maintenance as a Barrier to Mental Health Help-seeking for Depression Among the Old Order AmishTHE JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, Issue 3 2002Denise M. Reiling Ph.D. This paper describes "boundary maintenance" as a barrier to help-seeking for depression within an Old Order Amish enclave. Observations and qualitative interview data were collected from 50 members of the Old Order Amish enclave and from the 8 mental health providers in their rural community. The Amish reported fairly high levels of depression, concomitantly high levels of reluctance to seek treatment for depression from mental health providers, and very low levels of service utilization. The functionality of boundary maintenance to group cohesion was discovered to be a significant barrier to help-seeking for depression from outside providers. Boundary maintenance was achieved through two social control mechanisms: religious-based stigmatization of depression and the construction of mental health providers as illegitimate help agents. Suggestions have been made to assist providers in achieving cultural competence among the Amish, in order to reduce the threat that the Amish perceive to their cultural boundaries. [source] Innovation, sustainability and regional development: the Nelson/Marlborough seafood cluster, New ZealandBUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Issue 6 2010Kathryn Pavlovich Abstract This paper explores how innovation, developed through multi-sector partnerships within a regional context, has assisted in increasing the sustainability of the New Zealand fishery industry. Qualitative data were collected from a single regional cluster, the Nelson/Marlborough seafood industry, located in the upper South Island , the largest seafood region in New Zealand. This context is unique in that New Zealand controls the world's fourth largest coastal fishing zone, with a 200-mile exclusive economic fishing zone (EEZ) established in 1978, and has one of the world's most innovative quota management systems. Analysis of the qualitative interview data demonstrated that: (1) collaboration among core firms was primarily at the product and process level, generally to improve the productivity of the firm; (2) opportunities for new sector growth were available from related industry collaboration; and (3) multi-sector collaborations involving both core firms and social infrastructure contributed more significantly to sustainable strategic outcomes. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] | |||||||||||||