Practical issues of conducting a Q methodology study: lessons learned from a cross-cultural study

Title: Practical issues of conducting a Q methodology study: lessons learned from a cross-cultural study
Creator: Stone, Teresa Elizabeth; Maguire, Jane; Kang, Sook Jung; Cha, Chiyoung
Relation: Advances in Nursing Science Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 291-299
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000164
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2017
Description: This article advances nursing research by presenting the methodological challenges experienced in conducting a multination Q-methodology study. This article critically analyzes the relevance of the methodology for cross-cultural and nursing research and the challenges that led to specific responses by the investigators. The use of focus groups with key stakeholders supplemented the Q-analysis results. The authors discuss practical issues and shared innovative approaches and provide best-practice suggestions on the use of this flexible methodology. Q methodology has the versatility to explore complexities of contemporary nursing practice and cross-cultural health research.
Subject: cross-cultural comparison; evaluation; health beliefs; illness and disease; Japan; Korea; Q methodology; research
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1393536
Identifier: uon:33557
Identifier: ISSN:0161-9268
Language: eng
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