Hermeneutical phenomenology

Figal, Günter

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“…This study used hermeneutic phenomenology [ 19 , 20 ] as a qualitative methodology [ 21 , 22 ]. Hermeneutic phenomenology deals with the way in which the world is understood and interpreted in relation to cultural, social and historical contexts.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study

Sriram¹,

Jenkinson²,

Peters³

2021

Age and Ageing

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Background: Informal carers provide the majority of the support for persons with dementia living at home. Restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 have had a profound impact on the daily life of the entire population. This study provides insight into the impact of these restrictions on carers of people with dementia living at home. Design: Qualitative semi-structured interviews. Participants: Purposive sample of carers who provide at least 10 hours of care a week for the person with dementia living at home. Setting: United Kingdom. Results: Twenty-three carers were interviewed, and thematic analysis identified three main themes—Changes to daily life, impact on carer health and wellbeing and reduced support from health and social support networks. The results highlight the impact of restrictions imposed on daily life and routines due to the pandemic, wellbeing of carers, reduced social support, lack of access to health and care professionals and respite for carers. The restrictions have had negative consequences on carers’ wellbeing, and they have experienced difficulties in accessing formal care services and respite care. Conclusion: Carers attempt to continue to provide physical, emotional and practical support for persons with dementia in the community throughout the COVID-19 restrictions. To prevent a future carer crisis, carers need better support systems including formal carer services, telecare solutions that work for them and additional support for respite, as the restrictions from this pandemic continue.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study

Sriram¹,

Jenkinson²,

Peters³

2021

Age and Ageing

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“…This study used hermeneutic phenomenology28–30 as a qualitative methodology31 32 with thematic analysis33–36 of responses to semi-structured interview questions. Hermeneutic phenomenology deals with the way in which the world is understood and interpreted in relation to cultural, social and historical contexts.…”

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Carers’ experience of using assistive technology for dementia care at home: a qualitative study

2020

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ObjectiveAssistive technology (AT) can help carers (family, friends and neighbours) and people with dementia to stay well and safely at home. There are important gaps in what we know about experience of using AT from the perspective of carers of persons with dementia. This study investigates carers’ experience of using AT in supporting and caring for persons with dementia who live at home.DesignQualitative phenomenological study with semi-structured interviews to achieve data saturation and thematic analysis to identify key themes.SettingCommunity-based within the UK.ParticipantsTwenty-three (14 women, 9 men) adult carers of persons with dementia who have used at least one AT device.ResultsAll participants reported benefiting to varying degrees from using AT. There were 5 themes and 18 subthemes that highlighted reasons for using AT and use of AT over time. Providing care for a person with dementia, motivation for using AT, changes to roles and routines, carer knowledge and skills for using AT and social, environmental and ethical considerations were the main themes. This study showed that AT can provide reassurance and support for carers of persons with dementia but there are difficulties with acquiring and continued use of AT as dementia progresses.ConclusionsCarers consider AT as an adjunct to care they provided in caring for a person with dementia. Use of AT should be considered in the personal, social and environmental context of persons with dementia and their carers. Further research and policy interventions are needed to address best use of resources and guidance on data sharing and data protection while using AT.

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“…Hermeneutics has been accused of not providing clear criteria for interpretation, but the paper presents three hermeneutic criteria to rely on: the hermeneutic imperative, historicity and the hermeneutic object. In the following sections, the paper combines Figal’s (2010) hermeneutic concept of “objectivity” with Heidegger’s (2002, 2010) imagery of walking along a country path to develop the fieldpath approach, which is oriented towards materiality and appreciating that which stands against us. Thus, the fieldpath approach contributes to discussions on the incompleteness and messiness of the qualitative research process by introducing a way in which to account for the uncertainty as a generative part of research.…”

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“…The hermeneutic object is something we come across and still wonder about, and therefore, the potential of philosophical inquiry is inexhaustible (George, 2009, p. 905). The relation has a rewarding “undeveloped fullness of the possible” (Figal, 2010, p. 98), is “pregnant with meaningfulness” (George, 2009, p. 906) and the meaning of it is “never finished” (Gadamer, 2004, p. 298). The question is whether we allow this play or not, that is, whether the things are pre-categorised, or whether we allow them “life”, as it were.…”

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Accounting for the messiness of the research process: the fieldpath approach

Salovaara

2018

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Purpose It has recently become more acknowledged that there is a quality of “messiness” to the qualitative research process. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the fieldpath approach—a hermeneutically inspired framework—to account for the non-linearity, uncertainty and ambiguity of the research process. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper reviews how the scope of hermeneutics has been partly misunderstood. The paper discusses how the scope of hermeneutics has lately been expanded by works such as Günter Figal’s (2010) Objectivity: The Hermeneutical and Philosophy. Findings The fieldpath approach proposes that a heightened relation to materiality enables the messiness of the process to be preserved, while at the same time offering a way to find one’s footing in the midst of ontologically incomplete phenomena that are still—in a processual fashion—forming and becoming. Research limitations/implications This is a conceptual paper. In addition to the research mentioned here, more studies would be needed to legitimise, test and refine the approach. Practical implications Objectivity provides an additional criterion for researchers to lean on when facing the non-linearity and unexpected turns inherent in the qualitative research process. Social implications The stress on materiality involves an ethical dimension. Post-human ethics are concerned with the future environmental consequences and sustainability of the material world. The way that matter matters in our methodologies is of primary importance. Originality/value First, the paper emphasises that hermeneutics, contrary to the common perception, does offer criteria for evaluating between interpretations. Second, it introduces the notion of hermeneutic objectivity, which stresses the importance of materiality for interpretations. Third, it introduces the fieldpath approach, which, based on the previous criterion of hermeneutic objectivity, allows for the messiness of the research process, while also preserving a tight grip on the hermeneutic imperative of “understanding in a new way”.

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Hermeneutical phenomenology

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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on carers of persons with dementia in the UK: a qualitative study

Carers’ experience of using assistive technology for dementia care at home: a qualitative study

Accounting for the messiness of the research process: the fieldpath approach

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