The cyberspace use by adolescents, in palliative care: An ethnographic approach
human; female; male; palliative therapy; clinical article; conference abstract; friend; ethnography; symbolic interactionism; interview; adolescent; qualitative research; outpatient department; social network
Background: While work with adolescent in Paediatric Palliative Care we need to notice their development (psycossocial and cultural). The adolescence it is characterized by social questions, where the adolescent need to belong to some group and their friends are very important. The technological growth changed the adolescent communication, nowadays, within the cyberspace, the adolescents can use the social networks and instant messaging platforms for communication with their friends, so they can keep connected constantly with, regardless of where they are or what are they doing and promote a sense of belonging to a group of friends. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the use and the content of the cyberspace by adolescents in palliative care with life limiting conditions and life treatment. Methods: This is a qualitative study that used the combination of two ethnography's methods in two different environments - the virtual and the real one. In a period of six months, ten adolescents in palliative care were observed and interviewed in an outpatient clinic. In the virtual environment, their social network profiles were observed since the begging of use. We have collected 8861 posts. All the posts with the ten interviews were decoded for the Symbolic Interactionism analysis. Results: It was possible to identify themes that include: "Being an important space for me"; "Using the cyberspace for being a normal adolescent"; "My disease in the cyberspace" and "Expressing my feelings". Conclusion: The social networks are an important tool to promote care for adolescents with life limiting disease, because the social network encourage then for the communication with their friends and family, besides of being a space for the adolescents can share their experiences and learn with others. The health care professionals need to work with adolescents and families who are in Palliative Care using those tools to interact with them and promote more care and support.
Borghi CA; Szylit R
Palliative Medicine
2018
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318769196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/0269216318769196</a>
The "core category" of grounded theory: Making constant comparisons
Qualitative Research; Research; grounded theory approach; qualitative methods; symbolic interactionism; epistemology; ontology
Approximately 40 years ago, Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss and their joint research approach, the constant comparative method of grounded theory, were at the forefront of what can be called a qualitative revolution. The publication of their book, The discovery of grounded theory (1967), was a breakthrough because of the systematic procedures for qualitative research that were presented. Prior to this publication, qualitative research methodology was traditionally most often taught orally. Through their book, Glaser and Strauss defended the method of qualitative research and countered the prevailing opinion that quantitative research provided the one and only approach to scientific inquiry. They argued that qualitative research is a field of inquiry in its own right, not merely to be used for pre-studies to "real" statistically based studies. The grounded theory method fits in with life world research, because the emphasis is on individuals as unique living wholes and the researcher focuses on the world as it is experienced by the individual. The researcher does not formulate any hypothesis in advance and tries to approach the research area with as few preconceptions as possible. Preconceptions, taken-for-granted assumptions, and interpretations must be handled by reflexive strategies in line with what Dahlberg (2006) has labelled "bridling". Grounded theory offers the researcher a set of guidelines for building conceptual frameworks that specify the relationships among categories. The guidelines should be used as flexible tools rather than being seen as rigid rules. Grounded theory is a broad method with distinct procedures that work in practice and that are suitable to pragmatic researchers. The "core category" in grounded theory is, as I see it, the constant comparative method. The grounded theory method has been modified by the era within which it exists and by new ideas encountered in the world of inquiry (Annells, 1997). Varying views of what reality is and how it can be known affect the modes of the grounded theory method.
2006
Hallberg Lillemor R-M
International Journal Of Qualitative Studies On Health And Well-being
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v1i3.4927" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.3402/qhw.v1i3.4927</a>
Symbolic interactionism: Perspective and method
symbolic interactionism
Blumer H
1969
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