UNASSIGNED: In recent years, qualitative approaches in nurse education and research have increasingly relied on various content analytical procedures. Liberated from clear philosophical underpinnings, they offer a seemingly pragmatic stance to nursing inquiries. However, by prioritizing \'sorting content\' over the exploration of meaning, there\'s a risk of adopting a mechanistic approach to qualitative analysis. This is problematic because we contend that the search for meaning lies at the heart of qualitative inquiry in nursing and healthcare research, dealing with existential phenomena surrounding health, illness, and care.
UNASSIGNED: This paper explores the search for meaning in health care research, particularly in nursing, and introduces key epistemological aspects. It also discusses practical considerations to further familiarize and encourage the use of QMA in graduate nursing education and research.
UNASSIGNED: Qualitative inquiry with a focus on meaning is a powerful means when the intention is to develop person-centered care, and the relationship between the professionals and patients is in focus. Such an approach has the potential to illuminate existential suffering as well as innate health capacities in patients.
■近年来,护士教育和研究的定性方法越来越依赖于各种内容分析程序。从清晰的哲学基础中解放出来,他们对护理调查提供了一种看似务实的立场。然而,通过将“排序内容”优先于对意义的探索,采用机械方法进行定性分析是有风险的。这是有问题的,因为我们认为寻求意义是护理和医疗保健研究中定性调查的核心,处理围绕健康的存在现象,疾病,和关心。
■本文探讨了在医疗保健研究中寻找意义,特别是在护理方面,并介绍了关键的认识论方面。它还讨论了实际考虑因素,以进一步熟悉和鼓励在研究生护理教育和研究中使用QMA。
■当意图发展以人为本的护理时,注重意义的定性探究是一种有力的手段,专业人士和患者之间的关系是焦点。这种方法有可能阐明患者的生存痛苦以及固有的健康能力。