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Qualitative Content Analysis: A Focus on Trustworthiness

SAGE open, 2014-01, Vol.4 (1), p.215824401452263 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

The Author(s) 2014 ;ISSN: 2158-2440 ;EISSN: 2158-2440 ;DOI: 10.1177/2158244014522633

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  • Title:
    Qualitative Content Analysis: A Focus on Trustworthiness
  • Author: Elo, Satu ; Kääriäinen, Maria ; Kanste, Outi ; Pölkki, Tarja ; Utriainen, Kati ; Kyngäs, Helvi
  • Is Part Of: SAGE open, 2014-01, Vol.4 (1), p.215824401452263
  • Description: Qualitative content analysis is commonly used for analyzing qualitative data. However, few articles have examined the trustworthiness of its use in nursing science studies. The trustworthiness of qualitative content analysis is often presented by using terms such as credibility, dependability, conformability, transferability, and authenticity. This article focuses on trustworthiness based on a review of previous studies, our own experiences, and methodological textbooks. Trustworthiness was described for the main qualitative content analysis phases from data collection to reporting of the results. We concluded that it is important to scrutinize the trustworthiness of every phase of the analysis process, including the preparation, organization, and reporting of results. Together, these phases should give a reader a clear indication of the overall trustworthiness of the study. Based on our findings, we compiled a checklist for researchers attempting to improve the trustworthiness of a content analysis study. The discussion in this article helps to clarify how content analysis should be reported in a valid and understandable manner, which would be of particular benefit to reviewers of scientific articles. Furthermore, we discuss that it is often difficult to evaluate the trustworthiness of qualitative content analysis studies because of defective data collection method description and/or analysis description.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2158-2440
    EISSN: 2158-2440
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244014522633
  • Source: SAGE Open Access Journals
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