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The qualitative content analysis process
Journal of Advanced Nursing · 2008 · Vol. 62(1) · pp. 107–115
Satu Elo✉(University of Oulu)Helvi Kyngäs(University of Oulu)
Abstract
Inductive content analysis is used in cases where there are no previous studies dealing with the phenomenon or when it is fragmented. A deductive approach is useful if the general aim was to test a previous theory in a different situation or to compare categories at different time periods.
Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing education and managementInnovations in Medical EducationOperationalizationContent analysisPhenomenonComputer scienceContent (measure theory)Inductive reasoningQualitative analysisProcess (computing)Deductive reasoningInductive method
MeSH terms
Data CollectionData Interpretation, StatisticalHumansReproducibility of ResultsNursing Methodology ResearchQualitative Research
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- Macquarie University
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