Lived Observations: Linking the Researcher's Personal Experiences to Knowledge Development.
Qual Health Res
; 25(11): 1589-98, 2015 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
As researchers in palliative care, we recognize how involvement with seriously ill and dying persons has an impact on us. Using one's own senses, emotional and bodily responses in observations might open intersubjective dimensions of the research topic. The aim of the article is to highlight how phenomenological theories on intersubjectivity can be useful to develop rich and transparent data generation and analysis. We present three field note examples from observation in a hospice ward, which illuminate how researcher awareness of aspects of intersubjectivity can add valuable insights to data and analysis. Out of the examples, we elaborate on three arguments (a) how the researcher's lived experience of time and space during fieldwork triggers new research questions, (b) how observations as an embodied activity can bring new insights and open new layers of meaning, and (c) the value of observations in gaining insight into relational aspects in a hospice.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Investigadores
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Actitud Frente a la Muerte
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Tanatología
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Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida
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Investigación Cualitativa
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Noruega