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- Title
The Relationship Between Critical Social Theory and Interpretive Description in Nursing Research.
- Authors
McCall, Jane; Phillips, J. Craig; Estefan, Andrew; Caine, Vera
- Abstract
This paper is an examination of the methodological and theoretical perspectives of a study with an inquiry focus on the experiences and perspectives of staff who worked at an injectable opiate assisted (iOAT) clinic. Twenty-two staff members, including nurses, social workers, and peer support workers, were interviewed. The goal of the study was to uncover how the clinic staff provided care to the clients who attend the clinic, their perspectives on how the clinic program impacted both them and their clients, and their experiences with the program itself. This interpretive descriptive study was underpinned by critical social theory. Thematic analysis was undertaken to identify recurring, converging, and contradictory patterns of interaction, key concepts and emerging themes. In this paper we examine and discuss how the relationship between critical social theory and interpretive description enhanced the study. Examples from the study are presented to provide insight into the relationship.
- Subjects
CANADA; RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE abuse; SOCIAL theory; RESEARCH methodology; SOCIAL workers; INTERVIEWING; SOCIAL stigma; HARM reduction; NURSING research; NURSES; THEMATIC analysis; HEALTH facility translating services
- Publication
Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2023, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
2333-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/23333936231211462