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Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based Practice.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks in Health, Work, and Disability SeriesPublisher: New York, NY : Springer, 2015Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (570 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781493929207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handbook of Qualitative Health Research for Evidence-Based PracticeDDC classification:
  • 610.72/7
LOC classification:
  • R726.7
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- 1: Using Qualitative Health Research to Transform the Nature of Evidence -- 1.1 The Place of Context in Evidence -- 1.2 Examples of Evidence -- 1.3 Using Evidence from Qualitative Studies to Improve Health Outcomes -- 1.4 Take-Home Messages -- References -- 2: Social Context of Health and Diversity Issues -- 2.1 Diversity -- 2.2 The Production of Knowledge About Diversity -- 2.3 Power and Qualitative Research -- 2.3.1 The Politics of Qualitative Research -- 2.3.2 Relationships in Qualitative Research -- 2.3.3 What Counts as Evidence? -- 2.3.4 Evidence and Change -- 2.3.5 Power, Evidence, and Health -- 2.3.6 Qualitative Research in Neoliberal Contexts -- 2.4 Using Qualitative Research About Diversity to Shape Health Practice -- 2.4.1 Qualitative Research as a Tool -- 2.4.2 Qualitative Research as an Evaluative Mechanism -- 2.4.3 Qualitative Research as Advocacy -- 2.4.4 Qualitative Research as a Vehicle for Transforming Structures That Constrain Health -- 2.4.4.1 Transformational Designs -- 2.4.4.2 Transformational Design Collaborations -- 2.5 Challenging Structures -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Examining Qualitative Alternatives to Categorical Representation: The Case of Culture and Health -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Conceptualizing Culture and Health -- 3.3 The Problem of Categorical Representation -- 3.4 Enacting Qualitative Methodological Approaches: Creating Alternatives to Representation and Categorization -- 3.5 Critical Reflection and Reflexivity: Analytic Tools and Resources -- 3.5.1 Reflection and Reflexivity: Formulating the Research Aims and Focus -- 3.5.2 Reflection and Reflexivity: Tools to Aid Analysis -- 3.5.3 Reflexivity and Knowledge Translation -- 3.6 Summary -- References.
4: Contextual Action Theory: An Integrative Framework for Qualitative Health Research -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Action in Life and Science -- 4.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry -- 4.2.2 Ontology and Epistemology of Action -- 4.3 Contextual Action Theory -- 4.3.1 Accessing Goal-Directed Action for Health Research and Clinical Purposes -- 4.3.2 Actions Are Systems -- 4.3.3 Data Analysis -- 4.3.4 What Processes Can Be Studied Using Contextual Action Theory? -- 4.3.5 Health Studies Informed by Contextual Action Theory -- 4.4 Evaluation Informed by Contextual Action Theory -- 4.5 WHO ICF 2001 and Contextual Action Theory -- 4.6 Constructing Evidence -- 4.6.1 Evidencing and Evaluation as a Part of Action -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 4.7.1 Outlook -- 4.7.2 Limitations and Vulnerabilities -- 4.7.3 Take-Home Message for Practitioners and Policymakers -- References -- 5: The World Health Organization Model of Health: What Evidence Is Needed? -- 5.1 Models in Healthcare Provision, Conceptualizations of Disability -- 5.1.1 Medical Model -- 5.1.2 Social Model -- 5.1.3 Biopsychosocial Model -- 5.1.4 Implications for Healthcare Evidence -- 5.2 WHO's Model of Health -- 5.2.1 Historical Context: The ICD -- 5.2.2 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) -- 5.2.3 Functioning, Disability, and Health -- 5.2.4 ICF Conceptual Framework -- 5.2.5 Ethical Tenets of the ICF -- 5.3 Transdisciplinary Approach to Research -- 5.4 Application of the ICF Conceptual Framework -- 5.5 ICF Research Efforts -- 5.5.1 ICF Core Set Development -- 5.5.2 ICF Linking Efforts -- 5.5.3 Future Development Efforts -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence in Health: The Critics' View -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Generalization in Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
6.2.1 Analytic Generalization -- 6.2.2 Probabilistic (Sample-to- Population) Generalization -- 6.2.3 Essentialist Generalization -- 6.3 Quantitative Research: The Critic's View I -- 6.3.1 Assumptions in Generalization -- 6.3.2 Violation of Generalization Assumptions and Lack of Explicit Identification of Target Generalizations -- 6.3.3 Implications for Determining Evidence -- 6.4 Qualitative Health Research: The Critic's View II -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Reviews of Qualitative Health Research -- 7: Evaluating Qualitative Health Research from Inside and Outside -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Evaluation of Qualitative Health Research -- 7.3 A Case Example of Evaluation from Inside a Project -- 7.3.1 Understanding the Project -- 7.3.2 Ensuring Adherence to the Principles and Protocols of Quality Research -- 7.3.3 Ensuring the Clarity of the Role of Evaluator Within the Team -- 7.3.4 Ensuring the Quality of the Resources Used -- 7.3.5 Ensuring Quality Data Collection -- 7.3.6 Understanding the Context of the Research -- 7.3.7 Assuring the Accuracy of the Evaluation Results -- 7.4 Auditing of Qualitative Health Research -- 7.5 A Case Example of Auditing Qualitative Health Research from the Outside -- 7.5.1 First Stage of the Audit -- 7.5.2 The Second Stage of the Audit -- 7.5.3 Auditing the Final Product -- 7.6 Discussion -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 7.8 Appendix: Sample Letter of Attestation for Audit -- References -- 8: The Contributions of Qualitative Research to Cardiac Conditions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Improving Patient Access to Effective Services -- 8.3 Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations -- 8.4 Understanding Self-Care -- 8.5 Supporting Difficult Decisions -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- 9: Qualitative Evidence in Pain -- 9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Patients' Experiences of Acute Pain and Acute Pain Care -- 9.2.1 Conclusion from Patients' Experiences of Acute Pain and Acute Pain Care -- 9.3 Patients' Experiences of Living with and Managing Long-Term Pain -- 9.3.1 Chronic Pain -- 9.3.2 Fibromyalgia -- 9.3.3 Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) -- 9.3.4 Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (Chronic WAD) -- 9.3.5 Long-Term Neck Pain -- 9.3.6 Conclusions from Evidence in Patients' Experiences of Living with and Managing Long-Term Pain -- 9.4 Patients' Experiences of Treatment and Rehabilitation -- 9.4.1 Diagnosis -- 9.4.2 Interaction with Health Professionals -- 9.4.3 Information -- 9.4.4 Patients' Involvement and Responsibility -- 9.4.5 Team Rehabilitation -- 9.4.6 Strategies -- 9.4.7 Conclusions from Patients' Experiences of Treatment and Rehabilitation -- 9.5 Patients' Experiences of Staying at Work or Not Being Able to Work -- 9.5.1 Internal Barriers and Facilitators to RTW and Work Participation -- 9.5.2 External Barriers and Facilitators -- 9.5.3 Occupational Barriers and Facilitators -- 9.5.4 Personal Barriers -- 9.5.5 Work Barriers -- 9.5.6 Meaning of Work -- 9.5.7 Conclusions from Patients' Experiences of Staying at Work or Not Being Able to Work -- 9.6 Health Care Providers' Experience of the Meeting with Patients Suffering from Long-Term Pain -- 9.6.1 Conclusions from Health-Care Providers' Experience of Their Meetings with Patients Suffering from Long-Term Pain -- References -- 10: Qualitative Evidence on Psychological Trauma -- 10.1 Overview of the Chapter -- 10.2 Definition of Terms and Prevalence Rates for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- 10.3 A Systematic Review of Qualitative Trauma Research -- 10.3.1 Disaster Trauma -- 10.3.2 Refugee Trauma -- 10.3.3 Military Trauma -- 10.3.4 Sexual Abuse Trauma -- 10.3.5 First Responders and Trauma.
10.4 Knowledge Transfer Strategies -- 10.5 Future Directions -- References -- 11: Qualitative Evidence and the Development of Sexuality Education Materials: The Case of Family Planning New Zealand -- 11.1 Family Planning -- 11.2 Qualitative Evidence in Sexuality Education -- 11.3 Part 1: Shifting Paradigms -- 11.4 Part 2: The "Nuts and Bolts" -- 11.4.1 Reflecting Complex Decision- Making Processes -- 11.4.2 Recognizing the Need for a Program -- 11.4.3 Direct Development of Resources -- 11.4.4 Developing Resources for Small, Unique Groups -- 11.5 Discussion -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- 12: Qualitative Evidence in Addictions -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Evidence in the Addictions Field -- 12.2.1 Historical Background -- 12.2.2 Qualitative Evidence in the Addictions Field -- 12.3 The Epistemology of Method and the Addictions Field -- 12.4 Use of Evidence by Addiction Workers -- 12.4.1 Drug Consumption and Distribution -- 12.4.2 Production of Knowledge About Drugs -- 12.4.3 Ideology Underlying Drug Use Related Interventions -- 12.5 Kinds of Questions that Can Be Answered in the Addictions Field Through Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Contrast to Quantitative Methods -- 12.5.1 Quantitative Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.5.2 Qualitative Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.5.3 Mixed Methods Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.6 Research Designs, Protocols and Techniques that Can Produce Trustworthy and Rigorous Qualitative Research in the Addictions Field -- 12.7 A Critical Evaluation of Current Qualitative Evidence for Addictions to Inform Best Clinical Practices -- 12.8 Direction and Recommendations for Future Research, Policy and Practice in Defined Evidence-Based Addictions Interventions -- References -- 13: Qualitative Research in Mental Health and Mental Illness.
13.1 Introduction.
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Intro -- Foreword -- References -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- 1: Using Qualitative Health Research to Transform the Nature of Evidence -- 1.1 The Place of Context in Evidence -- 1.2 Examples of Evidence -- 1.3 Using Evidence from Qualitative Studies to Improve Health Outcomes -- 1.4 Take-Home Messages -- References -- 2: Social Context of Health and Diversity Issues -- 2.1 Diversity -- 2.2 The Production of Knowledge About Diversity -- 2.3 Power and Qualitative Research -- 2.3.1 The Politics of Qualitative Research -- 2.3.2 Relationships in Qualitative Research -- 2.3.3 What Counts as Evidence? -- 2.3.4 Evidence and Change -- 2.3.5 Power, Evidence, and Health -- 2.3.6 Qualitative Research in Neoliberal Contexts -- 2.4 Using Qualitative Research About Diversity to Shape Health Practice -- 2.4.1 Qualitative Research as a Tool -- 2.4.2 Qualitative Research as an Evaluative Mechanism -- 2.4.3 Qualitative Research as Advocacy -- 2.4.4 Qualitative Research as a Vehicle for Transforming Structures That Constrain Health -- 2.4.4.1 Transformational Designs -- 2.4.4.2 Transformational Design Collaborations -- 2.5 Challenging Structures -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3: Examining Qualitative Alternatives to Categorical Representation: The Case of Culture and Health -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Conceptualizing Culture and Health -- 3.3 The Problem of Categorical Representation -- 3.4 Enacting Qualitative Methodological Approaches: Creating Alternatives to Representation and Categorization -- 3.5 Critical Reflection and Reflexivity: Analytic Tools and Resources -- 3.5.1 Reflection and Reflexivity: Formulating the Research Aims and Focus -- 3.5.2 Reflection and Reflexivity: Tools to Aid Analysis -- 3.5.3 Reflexivity and Knowledge Translation -- 3.6 Summary -- References.

4: Contextual Action Theory: An Integrative Framework for Qualitative Health Research -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Action in Life and Science -- 4.2.1 Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry -- 4.2.2 Ontology and Epistemology of Action -- 4.3 Contextual Action Theory -- 4.3.1 Accessing Goal-Directed Action for Health Research and Clinical Purposes -- 4.3.2 Actions Are Systems -- 4.3.3 Data Analysis -- 4.3.4 What Processes Can Be Studied Using Contextual Action Theory? -- 4.3.5 Health Studies Informed by Contextual Action Theory -- 4.4 Evaluation Informed by Contextual Action Theory -- 4.5 WHO ICF 2001 and Contextual Action Theory -- 4.6 Constructing Evidence -- 4.6.1 Evidencing and Evaluation as a Part of Action -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 4.7.1 Outlook -- 4.7.2 Limitations and Vulnerabilities -- 4.7.3 Take-Home Message for Practitioners and Policymakers -- References -- 5: The World Health Organization Model of Health: What Evidence Is Needed? -- 5.1 Models in Healthcare Provision, Conceptualizations of Disability -- 5.1.1 Medical Model -- 5.1.2 Social Model -- 5.1.3 Biopsychosocial Model -- 5.1.4 Implications for Healthcare Evidence -- 5.2 WHO's Model of Health -- 5.2.1 Historical Context: The ICD -- 5.2.2 International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) -- 5.2.3 Functioning, Disability, and Health -- 5.2.4 ICF Conceptual Framework -- 5.2.5 Ethical Tenets of the ICF -- 5.3 Transdisciplinary Approach to Research -- 5.4 Application of the ICF Conceptual Framework -- 5.5 ICF Research Efforts -- 5.5.1 ICF Core Set Development -- 5.5.2 ICF Linking Efforts -- 5.5.3 Future Development Efforts -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6: Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence in Health: The Critics' View -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Generalization in Quantitative and Qualitative Research.

6.2.1 Analytic Generalization -- 6.2.2 Probabilistic (Sample-to- Population) Generalization -- 6.2.3 Essentialist Generalization -- 6.3 Quantitative Research: The Critic's View I -- 6.3.1 Assumptions in Generalization -- 6.3.2 Violation of Generalization Assumptions and Lack of Explicit Identification of Target Generalizations -- 6.3.3 Implications for Determining Evidence -- 6.4 Qualitative Health Research: The Critic's View II -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Reviews of Qualitative Health Research -- 7: Evaluating Qualitative Health Research from Inside and Outside -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Evaluation of Qualitative Health Research -- 7.3 A Case Example of Evaluation from Inside a Project -- 7.3.1 Understanding the Project -- 7.3.2 Ensuring Adherence to the Principles and Protocols of Quality Research -- 7.3.3 Ensuring the Clarity of the Role of Evaluator Within the Team -- 7.3.4 Ensuring the Quality of the Resources Used -- 7.3.5 Ensuring Quality Data Collection -- 7.3.6 Understanding the Context of the Research -- 7.3.7 Assuring the Accuracy of the Evaluation Results -- 7.4 Auditing of Qualitative Health Research -- 7.5 A Case Example of Auditing Qualitative Health Research from the Outside -- 7.5.1 First Stage of the Audit -- 7.5.2 The Second Stage of the Audit -- 7.5.3 Auditing the Final Product -- 7.6 Discussion -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 7.8 Appendix: Sample Letter of Attestation for Audit -- References -- 8: The Contributions of Qualitative Research to Cardiac Conditions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Improving Patient Access to Effective Services -- 8.3 Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations -- 8.4 Understanding Self-Care -- 8.5 Supporting Difficult Decisions -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- 9: Qualitative Evidence in Pain -- 9.1 Introduction.

9.2 Patients' Experiences of Acute Pain and Acute Pain Care -- 9.2.1 Conclusion from Patients' Experiences of Acute Pain and Acute Pain Care -- 9.3 Patients' Experiences of Living with and Managing Long-Term Pain -- 9.3.1 Chronic Pain -- 9.3.2 Fibromyalgia -- 9.3.3 Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) -- 9.3.4 Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder (Chronic WAD) -- 9.3.5 Long-Term Neck Pain -- 9.3.6 Conclusions from Evidence in Patients' Experiences of Living with and Managing Long-Term Pain -- 9.4 Patients' Experiences of Treatment and Rehabilitation -- 9.4.1 Diagnosis -- 9.4.2 Interaction with Health Professionals -- 9.4.3 Information -- 9.4.4 Patients' Involvement and Responsibility -- 9.4.5 Team Rehabilitation -- 9.4.6 Strategies -- 9.4.7 Conclusions from Patients' Experiences of Treatment and Rehabilitation -- 9.5 Patients' Experiences of Staying at Work or Not Being Able to Work -- 9.5.1 Internal Barriers and Facilitators to RTW and Work Participation -- 9.5.2 External Barriers and Facilitators -- 9.5.3 Occupational Barriers and Facilitators -- 9.5.4 Personal Barriers -- 9.5.5 Work Barriers -- 9.5.6 Meaning of Work -- 9.5.7 Conclusions from Patients' Experiences of Staying at Work or Not Being Able to Work -- 9.6 Health Care Providers' Experience of the Meeting with Patients Suffering from Long-Term Pain -- 9.6.1 Conclusions from Health-Care Providers' Experience of Their Meetings with Patients Suffering from Long-Term Pain -- References -- 10: Qualitative Evidence on Psychological Trauma -- 10.1 Overview of the Chapter -- 10.2 Definition of Terms and Prevalence Rates for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- 10.3 A Systematic Review of Qualitative Trauma Research -- 10.3.1 Disaster Trauma -- 10.3.2 Refugee Trauma -- 10.3.3 Military Trauma -- 10.3.4 Sexual Abuse Trauma -- 10.3.5 First Responders and Trauma.

10.4 Knowledge Transfer Strategies -- 10.5 Future Directions -- References -- 11: Qualitative Evidence and the Development of Sexuality Education Materials: The Case of Family Planning New Zealand -- 11.1 Family Planning -- 11.2 Qualitative Evidence in Sexuality Education -- 11.3 Part 1: Shifting Paradigms -- 11.4 Part 2: The "Nuts and Bolts" -- 11.4.1 Reflecting Complex Decision- Making Processes -- 11.4.2 Recognizing the Need for a Program -- 11.4.3 Direct Development of Resources -- 11.4.4 Developing Resources for Small, Unique Groups -- 11.5 Discussion -- 11.6 Conclusion -- References -- 12: Qualitative Evidence in Addictions -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Evidence in the Addictions Field -- 12.2.1 Historical Background -- 12.2.2 Qualitative Evidence in the Addictions Field -- 12.3 The Epistemology of Method and the Addictions Field -- 12.4 Use of Evidence by Addiction Workers -- 12.4.1 Drug Consumption and Distribution -- 12.4.2 Production of Knowledge About Drugs -- 12.4.3 Ideology Underlying Drug Use Related Interventions -- 12.5 Kinds of Questions that Can Be Answered in the Addictions Field Through Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research in Contrast to Quantitative Methods -- 12.5.1 Quantitative Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.5.2 Qualitative Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.5.3 Mixed Methods Research Questions in the Addictions Field -- 12.6 Research Designs, Protocols and Techniques that Can Produce Trustworthy and Rigorous Qualitative Research in the Addictions Field -- 12.7 A Critical Evaluation of Current Qualitative Evidence for Addictions to Inform Best Clinical Practices -- 12.8 Direction and Recommendations for Future Research, Policy and Practice in Defined Evidence-Based Addictions Interventions -- References -- 13: Qualitative Research in Mental Health and Mental Illness.

13.1 Introduction.

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