Empirical and hermeneutic approaches to phenomenological research in psychology: A comparison.

Hein, Serge F.; Austin, Wendy

doi:10.1037/1082-989x.6.1.3

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“…Insert Table 3 around here Colaizzi's (1978) method derives from empirical phenomenology, which has been argued to be the most common form of phenomenological research (Hein and Austin, 2001). …”

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What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review

Xyrichis

Lowton

2008

International Journal of Nursing Studies

451

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Background: The increase in prevalence of long-term conditions in Western societies, with the subsequent need for non-acute quality patient healthcare, has brought the issue of collaboration between health professionals to the fore. Within primary care, it has been suggested that multidisciplinary teamworking is essential to develop an integrated approach to promoting and maintaining the health of the population whilst improving service effectiveness. Although it is becoming widely accepted that no single discipline can provide complete care for patients with a long-term condition, in practice, interprofessional working is not always achieved.Objectives: This review aimed to explore the factors that inhibit or facilitate interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care settings, in order to inform development of multidisciplinary working at the turn of the century.Design: A comprehensive search of the literature was undertaken using a variety of approaches to identify appropriate literature for inclusion in the study. The selected articles used both qualitative and quantitative research methods.Findings: Following a thematic analysis of the literature, two main themes emerged that had an impact on interprofessional teamworking: team structure and team processes.Within these two themes, six categories were identified: team premises; team size and composition; organisational support; team meetings; clear goals and objectives; and audit. The complex nature of interprofessional teamworking in primary care meant that despite teamwork being an efficient and productive way of achieving goals and results, several barriers exist that hinder its potential from becoming fully exploited; implications and recommendations for practice are discussed.Conclusions: These findings can inform development of current best practice, although further research needs to be conducted into multidisciplinary teamworking at both the team and organisation level, to ensure that enhancement and maintenance of teamwork leads to an improved quality of healthcare provision. Key words:Community care; Interprofessional care; Multidisciplinary teams; Primary care; Review; Teamworking Key pointsWhat is already known about the topic? The increase in prevalence of long-term conditions requires an integrated approach to promoting and maintaining population health, whilst improving service effectiveness. Interprofessional working is not always achieved in delivery of healthcare services; this may be due to a variety of reasons.

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What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review

Xyrichis

Lowton

2008

International Journal of Nursing Studies

451

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“…Both IPA and FST aim to explore areas of concern rather than test a hypothesis generated by the researcher, and they both aim to add to the body of knowledge by contributing specific, context dependent, analytic accounts of participants' lived experience. Hein and Austin (2001) described this as providing "us with a deeper and fuller understanding of human existence, ourselves and others" (p. 4). Harding used the term "filling in the gaps" (1991).…”

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Acting up or Acting out? Performing the Self in the Sex Work Arena

Marie¹

2011

JPR

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Despite evidence to the contrary, policy makers, some researchers and many who provide health and social services to sex workers continue to reflect and reinforce the notion that sex workers are deviant and dysfunctional. This paper presents a portion of the results of a study which explicitly examined how indoor sex workers in Aotearoa/New Zealand look after their psychological wellbeing. Twelve women, who had worked as sex workers for at least three years, took part in semi-structured interviews and discussed how they looked after themselves both at work and in their wider social context. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using IPA (interpretative phenomenological analysis). This paper addresses gaps in the literature by exploring paths into sex work, positive aspects of the job and the use of the sex work arena to act out desire. Some sex workers developed an interest in sex work prior to their teen years in much the same way as another individual may develop an interest in any other occupation. Most chose sex work， because it fitted with their traits and skills. Most participants experienced a sense of satisfaction and enjoyment from the work. The narratives indicate that the sex worker role is considered to be an exaggeration or variation of usual heterosexual interactions. Having a work persona both create boundaries and allow for safe expression of the erotic self that is not possible in the usual social worlds of these women. The major conclusions drawn from the study are that prior understandings of sex work, personal traits and reasons for entering the sex industry are closely related to construction of a positive occupational identity and psychological wellbeing. It is important to note that sex work is legal in Aotearoa/New Zealand, thus, these findings reflect an experience of sex work that is conducted in an environment where the workers do not fear legal sanction.

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“…It may be that participant bias was minimal as surveys were anonymous and the focus groups tended to develop a life of their own, based on their constituency. For example, it was not unusual for spontaneous discussions about supervision to develop between the focus group participants, as the following example demonstrates, Although some (Hein & Austin, 2001) would maintain that it is not possible for the researcher to absolutely put aside their biases and assumptions, Weber (2003 pp.vii) claims that researchers who are "pluralistic" in their selection and application of research methodologies, are less likely to fall captive to a particular world view or paradigm. Weber (2003) argues that this frees the researcher to consider the interplay between the methodological construction/s and the study topic in their analysis and interpretation.…”

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Clinical supervision, burnout and intent to leave: an Australian mixed methods study of community-based allied health professionals

Saxby¹

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ObjectiveClinical supervision is widely recognised for providing professional support, professional development and clinical governance for healthcare workers. Despite the growing uptake of clinical supervision, there have been few studies about the effectiveness of supervision for allied health professionals and fewer studies conducted within the Australian health context. This study aims to identify the perceived effectiveness of clinical supervision of allied health professionals in an Australian metropolitan community health setting. The study also sought to identify those factors that contribute to effectiveness and the relationship between clinical supervision effectiveness, burnout and intention to leave, as well as any profession-specific differences. MethodologyThe research has a two-phase, explanatory-sequential, mixed methods design. In Study 1, participants (n = 82) anonymously completed an on-line questionnaire, administered through the health service's intranet at 8 months post-implementation of the intervention, a structured model of clinical supervision. Study 2, commenced 12 months postimplementation and comprised several focus groups (n = 26), separately attended by supervisees (n = 15), and supervisors (n = 11). The sample was drawn from the population of allied health professionals (N = 120) who were receiving or providing supervision within the study location.The on-line questionnaire sought demographic data, work history and the number and length of supervision sessions. Clinical supervision effectiveness was operationalised using the Manchester Clinical Supervision Scale-26 (MCSS-26©); burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory; and intention to leave was operationalised using the Intent to Leave Scale. ResultsEighty-two allied health professionals participated in Study 1, resulting in a 68% response rate. Ages ranged from 24 to 66 years, and females accounted for 89% (n = 71) of all respondents. The professions of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and social work together comprised 73% of the total number of participants. Twenty-six allied health ii professionals participated in the five focus groups of Study 2. All participants were female, with 81% belonging to the professions of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and social work.Overall, clinical supervision was perceived as effective. In the main, supervisee's responses illustrated that supervision provided effective professional support, education and guidance for professional practice.'Time', as well as specific procedural factors, were found to be important in relation to Significant associations were found between clinical supervision effectiveness and burnout and intention to leave. Highly efficacious supervision was significantly and negatively associated with Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization. In addition, higher scores on "Finding Time" were significantly correlated with lower scores of Emotional Exhaustion.Effective supervision was significantly and positively associated with Personal Accomp...

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Empirical and hermeneutic approaches to phenomenological research in psychology: A comparison.

Cited by 121 publications

References 34 publications

What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review

What fosters or prevents interprofessional teamworking in primary and community care? A literature review

Acting up or Acting out? Performing the Self in the Sex Work Arena

Clinical supervision, burnout and intent to leave: an Australian mixed methods study of community-based allied health professionals

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