Statement of Purpose: MethodAnalysis Please help me answer the following questions using the information above. 

Question Answered step-by-step Statement of Purpose: MethodAnalysis Please help me answer the following questions using the information above. The purpose of this study was to develop a theory about caregivers’ transition processes and experiences during their spouses’ return home from a geriatric rehabilitation unit (GRU). : This grounded theory study involved in-depth interviews with 18 older adult spousal caregivers. Most of the caregivers were interviewed on three occasions: 48 hours prior to discharge from a 36-bed GRU in a Canadian long-term care hospital, 2 weeks postdischarge, and 1 month postdischarge. In addition to the interviews, which lasted between 35 and 120 minutes, the researchers made observations of interactions between spouses and care recipients. : Analysis began with line-by-line coding by the first author. All authors contributed to focused coding, followed by theoretical coding. They used constant comparison throughout the coding and analysis process and provided a good example: “In the early stages of data collection and analysis, we noticed that caregivers continually used the phrase ‘I don’t know,’ and thus an open code by this name was created. . . . As data collection and analysis proceeded,we engaged in focused coding using the term knowing/not knowing to reflect these instances” (p. 1374). The researchers illustrated with an interview excerpt how they came to understand that knowing/not knowing was part of the process of navigating. The researchers also noted that “Moving from line-be-line coding to focused coding was not a linear process. As we engaged with the data, we returned to the data collected to explore new ideas and conceptualization of codes” (p. 1375). Key Findings: The basic problem the caregivers faced was “fluctuating needs,” including the physical, emotional, social, and medical needs of the caregivers and their spouses. The researchers developed a theoretical framework in which reconciling in response to fluctuating needs emerged as the basic social process. Reconciling encompassed three subprocesses:navigating, safekeeping, and repositioning. The context that shaped reconciling was a trajectoryof prior care transitions and intertwined life events6. Did the report indicate the specific approach to data analysis (i.e. whose approach was used?) Did the report adequately describe the process by which the actual analysis was performed? 7. What major themes or processes emerged in the data analysis?  8. Were relevant excerpts from the data provided?  Do these appear to accurately reflect the themes and categories they are used to illustrate? 9. Was a conceptual map/model or diagram effectively displayed to communicate important processes? If yes, was this diagram clear to you? 10. How could the findings of this study be applied to clinical practice?     Health Science Science Nursing NURS 375 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)