Skip to main content

ETHNOS_APP

Home • Search • Journals • List 0

Classifying the Findings in Qualitative Studies

Bibliographic Data

ID5454732
AuthorsMargarete Sandelowski (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Julie Barroso (0000-0001-8751-9128, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Year2003
Volume13
Issue7
Pages905-923
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732303253488
PMID14502957
OpenAlexW2129519201
LanguageEN
Citations received174
References cited74

A key task in conducting research integration studies is determining what features to account for in the research reports eligible for inclusion. In the course of a methodological project, the authors found a remarkable uniformity in the way findings were produced and presented, no matter what the stated or implied frame of reference or method. They describe a typology of findings, which they developed to bypass the discrepancy between method claims and the actual use of methods, and efforts to ascertain its utility and reliability. The authors propose that the findings in journal reports of qualitative studies in the health domain can be classified on a continuum of data transformation as no finding, topical survey, thematic survey, conceptual/thematic description, or interpretive explanation

Qualitative property · Thematic analysis · Thematic map · Health Policy Implementation Science · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics

  • Co-Creation of Global Public Health Interventions Within the Context of Limited Resources

    Open Access•Kahabi Isangula, Constance Shumba et al.•International Journal of…•2026

  • Theme development in qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis

    Open Access•Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Jacqueline Jones et al.•Journal of Nursing Education and…•2016

  • A hierarchy of evidence for assessing qualitative health research

    Open Access•Jeanne Daly, Karen Willis et al.•Journal of Clinical Epidemiology•2007

  • Stigma in HIV‐Positive Women

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski, Camille Lambe et al.•Journal of Nursing Scholarship•2004

  • Understanding the massive open online course (Mooc) student experience

    Open Access•Heather B Shapiro, Clara H Lee et al.•Computers & Education•2017

  • Generating best evidence from qualitative research

    Open Access•Julie Green, Robert F Mager et al.•Australian and New Zealand…•2007

  • Using qualitative metasummary to synthesize qualitative and quantitative descriptive findings

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso et al.•Research in Nursing & Health•2007

  • Coreq (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies)

    Andrew Booth, Karin Hannes et al.•Guidelines for Reporting Health…•2014

  • A Call for Qualitative Power Analyses

    Open Access•Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, Nancy L Leech•Quality & Quantity•2007

  • An overview of the qualitative descriptive design within nursing research

    Open Access•Louise Doyle, Catherine McCabe et al.•Journal of Research in Nursing•2020

  • Qualitative meta‐synthesis

    Open Access•Lela Zimmer•Journal of Advanced Nursing•2006

  • Content analysis and thematic analysis

    Open Access•Mojtaba Vaismoradi, Hannele Turunen et al.•Nursing & Health Sciences•2013

  • Keeping a Personal Focus When Contemplating a Sense of Home

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail•Qualitative Report•2016

  • Making Phenomenological Inquiry Accessible

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail•Qualitative Report•2016

  • How to Read and Review a Book like a Qualitative Researcher

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail•Qualitative Report•2014

  • English language pre-service teachers’ perspectives on TED Talks as an educational support

    Open Access•Burcu Koç, Paşa Tevfik Cephe•Studies in Linguistics, Culture,…•2023

  • Türki̇ye’de Yeti̇şki̇n Eği̇ti̇mi̇nde Karşilaşilan Sorunlar

    Open Access•Tugce Baykal, Cenk Akay•The journal of academic social…•2021

  • Embedding Artificial Intelligent Applications in Higher Educational Institutions to Improve Students’ Pronunciation Performance

    Open Access•Mohammad A Al-Shallakh, Mohammad Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Shallakh•Theory and Practice in Language…•2024

  • Conceptualizing Thriving

    Open Access•Heather A Coe-Nesbitt, Heather Coe-Nesbitt et al.•Frontiers in Education•2021

  • Leading sustainable school improvement

    Open Access•Turgut Karaköse, Mehmet Ozdogru et al.•Frontiers in Education•2024

  • Staff audit as an external quality measure

    Open Access•Maame Afua Nkrumah, Esther Gyamfi et al.•Cogent Social Sciences•2024

  • Educational Research on the Use of Virtual Reality Combined with a Practice Teaching Style in Physical Education

    Open Access•Daniel Bores-García, Roberto Cano‐de‐la‐Cuerda et al.•Education Sciences•2024

  • Gender inequality in the global mental health research workforce

    Open Access•Dristy Gurung, Manaswi Sangraula et al.•BMJ Global Health•2021

  • Domain Ontology

    Open Access•Grzegorz Bryda, Joanna Gajda et al.•Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej•2024

  • Türkiye'de E-portfolyo Konusunda Gerçekleştirilen Tezlerin Analizi

    Open Access•Mustafa ŞANLI, Funda BAKIRCI et al.•MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi•2023

  • Identification of sport talents through leisure activity

    Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, Ellis Kofi Akwaa‐Sekyi et al.•Leisure/Loisir•2024

  • The contribution of hospitality vocational education and training towards forming critical citizens

    Open Access•Carlos Oberli•Journal of Vocational Education…•2026

  • Developing Global Competence in Global Virtual Team Projects

    Open Access•Anuli Ndubuisi, Elham Marzi et al.•Journal of Studies in International…•2022

  • What does feeling younger or older than one’s chronological age mean to men and women? Qualitative and quantitative findings from the PROTECT study

    Open Access•Serena Sabatini, Obioha C Ukoumunne et al.•Psychology & Health•2023

  • Interpretive description

    Open Access•Julie Thompson Burdine, Sally Thorne et al.•Medical Education•2021

  • The development of professional identity in clinical psychologists

    Open Access•Samantha Schubert, Niels Buus et al.•Medical Education•2023

  • Parental accepting and rejecting behaviors

    Open Access•Monica Rana, Ronita Nath et al.•Family Relations•2024

  • Using framework analysis methods for qualitative research

    Sonja Klingberg, Renée E Stalmeijer et al.•Medical Teacher•2024

  • Thematic analysis of qualitative data

    Michelle E Kiger, Lara Varpio•Medical Teacher•2020

  • “The World Isn't Black and White”

    Open Access•Tina M Durand, Ronnie Blackwell•Psychology in the Schools•2025

  • Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic

    Open Access•Helena J Chapman, Bienvenido A Veras-Estévez et al.•Health Education Journal•2024

  • The relatives of people with depression

    Open Access•Niels Buus, Alan Petersen et al.•Family Process•2024

  • “The chip in a perfect piece of pottery”

    Open Access•Meridith Burles, Jill M G Bally•SSM - Qualitative Research in…•2022

  • The full-frame approach

    Katya Fels Smyth, Lisa Goodman et al.•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•2006

  • “Mobilizing our leaders”

    Open Access•Claudia T Riche, C Thomas Riché et al.•PLOS Global Public Health•2023

  • Developing education materials for caregivers of culturally and linguistically diverse patients

    Open Access•Jamie Schaffler, Jamie L Schaffler et al.•Health Expectations•2019

  • Renegotiating dimensions of the self

    Open Access•Susie Donnelly, Molly Manning et al.•Health Expectations•2020

  • Identifying locally actionable strategies to increase participant acceptability and feasibility to participate in Phase I cancer clinical trials

    Open Access•Stephanie A S Stara, Easton N Wollney et al.•Health Expectations•2024

  • Understanding Fijian health system challenges in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in the three tertiary hospitals in Fiji

    Open Access•Amina Razzaq, Joanne Travaglia et al.•AIDS Care•2024

  • Masculinity performed by transgender men

    Open Access•Letícia Carolina Boffi, Elaine Campos Guijarro Rodrigues et al.•Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)•2022

  • Choose Your Method

    Open Access•Helene Starks, Susan Brown Trinidad•Qualitative Health Research•2007

  • Using Qualitative Research

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski•Qualitative Health Research•2004

  • Qualitative Metasynthesis

    Open Access•Sally Thorne, Louise Jensen et al.•Qualitative Health Research•2004

  • Community Setting as a Determinant of Health for Indigenous Peoples Living in the Prairie Provinces of Canada

    Open Access•M Mayan, Rebecca Gokiert et al.•International Indigenous Policy…•2019

  • Sample Reporting in Qualitative Studies of Women with HIV Infection

    Open Access•Julie Barroso, Margarete Sandelowski•CAM•2003

  • Razões e consequências das perdas dentárias em adultos e idosos no Brasil

    Open Access•Gabriel Fernandes Pellegrini Cortez, Gabriela Zanchi Barbosa et al.•Ciência & Saúde Coletiva•2023

  • Características de estudos qualitativos conduzidos por médicos

    Open Access•Stella R Taquette, Maria Cecilia De Souza Minayo•Ciência & Saúde Coletiva•2015

  • Reasons for and consequences of tooth loss in adults and elderly people in Brazil

    Open Access•Gabriel Fernandes Pellegrini Cortez, Gabriela Zanchi Barbosa et al.•Ciência & Saúde Coletiva•2023

  • Nurses’ and Doctors’ Experiences of Transferring Adolescents or Young Adults With Long-Term Health Conditions From Pediatric to Adult Care

    Open Access•Liv Fegran, Thomas Westergren et al.•Global Qualitative Nursing Research•2023

  • I'll be working my way back

    Floryt Van Wesel, Hennie Boeije et al.•Psychological Trauma Theory…•2011

  • Emerging social and business trends associated with the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open Access•Hassan Yeganeh•Critical Perspectives on…•2021

  • Tras las competencias de los nativos digitales

    Open Access•David Acosta-Silva•Revista Latinoamericana de…•2022

  • Social and Family Challenges of Having a Child Diagnosed with Phelan-McDermid Syndrome

    Open Access•Cristina García‐Bravo, Domingo Palacios-Ceña et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Future Challenges for Physical Therapy during and after the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open Access•Domingo Palacios-Ceña, César Fernández‐de‐las‐peña et al.•International Journal of…•2021

  • Heartbreak and Loneliness Due to Family Separations and Limited Visiting during Covid-19

    Open Access•Wai‐King Tsui, Ka‐Huen Yip et al.•International Journal of…•2023

  • Emotional Impact and Perception of Support in Nursing Home Residents during the Covid-19 Lockdown

    Open Access•Almudena Crespo-Martín, Domingo Palacios-Ceña et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Physiotherapists Using the Biopsychosocial Model for Chronic Pain

    Open Access•Han Van Dijk, Albère Köke et al.•International Journal of…•2023

  • Medical Advocacy among Latina Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

    Open Access•Paola Torres, Judith Guitelman et al.•International Journal of…•2024

  • Perceptions of alcohol misuse among Alaska native health care system stakeholders

    Susan Brown Trinidad, Jennifer L Shaw et al.•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2019

  • Attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment among fishermen in Kuantan, Malaysia, who inject drugs

    Shan-Estelle Brown, Jeffrey A Wickersham et al.•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2016

  • Project STRONG

    Aidyn L Iachini, Stephanie Clone et al.•Journal of Social Work Practice…•2016

  • Social determination of alcohol consumption among Indigenous peoples in Colombia

    Open Access•Canma Liliana Arévalo Velásquez, Jovana Alexandra Ocampo Cañas et al.•BMC Public Health•2023

  • Integrating use of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen rapid diagnostic tests by community health workers during mass drug administration campaigns to improve uptake of praziquantel treatment among the adult population at Kome Island, North-Western Tanzania

    Open Access•Humphrey D Mazigo, John Amuasi et al.•BMC Public Health•2018

  • Navigating relationship dynamics, pregnancy and fatherhood in the Bukhali trial

    Open Access•Catherine E Draper, Molebogeng Motlhatlhedi et al.•BMC Public Health•2023

  • Exploration of Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women’s Acceptability of Rapid Point-of-Care Urine Testing Within Antenatal and Postnatal Care, and Its Perceived Impact on PrEP Adherence When Paired with PrEP Biofeedback Adherence Counselling in Cape Town, South Africa

    Open Access•Lara Court, Rufaro Mvududu et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2026

  • A Social Cognitive Model of Health for HIV-Positive Adults Receiving Care in India

    Open Access•Nalini Tarakeshwar, Kailasom Srikrishnan Aylur et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2006

  • A pilot evaluation of the expanded prostate cancer index composite for clinical practice (Epic-CP) tool in Ontario

    Open Access•Michael Brundage, M D Brundage et al.•Quality of Life Research•2018

  • What moves a family doctor to specialise in HIV? Interviews with Australian policy key informants

    Christy E Newman, Michael R Kidd et al.•Culture Health & Sexuality•2011

  • Understanding the experiences of married Southern African women in protecting themselves from HIV/Aids

    Tabeth Timba-Emmanuel, T Kroll et al.•Ethnicity and Health•2019

  • Experiencing Cancer in Old Age

    Open Access•Nic Hughes, S José Closs et al.•Qualitative Health Research•2009

  • Exploring the collaboration between formal and informal care from the professional perspective-A thematic synthesis

    Open Access•Aldiene Henrieke Hengelaar, Margo Van Hartingsveldt et al.•Health & Social Care in the…•2018

  • Women's health and use of crack cocaine in context

    Open Access•Vicky Bungay, Jerry L Johnson et al.•International Journal of Drug…•2010

  • Getting to the Root”

    Meris Williams, Annie Miller et al.•Journal of Psychoactive Drugs•2022

  • Asian Indian Views on Diet and Health in the United States

    Arnab Mukherjea, Kelsey Clark Underwood et al.•Family & Community Health•2013

  • Let’s Start With the End

    Open Access•Ines Testoni, Gianmarco Biancalani et al.•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2019

  • Reconceptualising emotional capital and intimacy using a sociological lens

    Andreea Nica•Emotions and Society•2021

  • Housing as a determinant of health for older LGBT Canadians

    Open Access•Marco Redden, Jacqueline Gahagan et al.•Housing and Society•2021

  • Cultivating the Family Studies Terrain

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Sharp, Anisa Zvonkovic et al.•Journal of Family Theory & Review•2014

  • Understanding the Professional Care Experience of Patients with Stroke

    Open Access•María Belén Martín-Sanz, Rosa María Salazar-de-la-Guerra et al.•International Journal of…•2022

  • Occupational performance goals of mothers of adolescents with disabilities and mothers of adolescents with typical development

    Terry K Crowe, Susanne W Duvall et al.•Journal of Occupational Science•2016

  • Why Routines Matter

    Femke Koome, Clare Hocking et al.•Journal of Occupational Science•2012

  • The experiences of young carers

    Helena Rose, Helena D Rose et al.•Journal of Youth Studies•2010

  • Implementing a Prison Medicaid Enrollment Program for Inmates with a Community Inpatient Hospitalization

    Open Access•Dennis L Rosen, Catherine A Grodensky et al.•Journal of Urban Health•2017

  • South Asian Women and Marriage

    Open Access•Gita R Mehrotra•Gender Issues•2016

  • Facilitating Coherence across Qualitative Research Papers

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail et al.•Qualitative Report•2014

  • Small Business Apparel Retailing in Jamaica

    Open Access•Natalie Johnson-Leslie, LuAnn Ricketts Gaskill et al.•Qualitative Report•2015

  • Exploring Lenses Used in Case Study Research in Literacy Over Time

    Open Access•DIANE BARONE•Qualitative Report•2021

  • Reducing Confusion about Grounded Theory and Qualitative Content Analysis

    Open Access•Ji Young Cho, Ji Cho et al.•Qualitative Report•2014

  • Facilitating Coherence across Qualitative Research Papers

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail et al.•Qualitative Report•2016

  • Bringing Method to the Madness

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail•Qualitative Report•2016

  • Conducting Qualitative Data Analysis

    Open Access•Ronald J Chenail, Ronald Chenail•Qualitative Report•2015

  • I accept my son for who he is – he has incredible character and personality’

    Carol Potter, Carol A Potter•Disability & Society•2016

  • Accessing Support for Parenting Among Parents Living With Disabilities

    Open Access•John V Rider, Anne Honey et al.•Health & Social Care in the…•2025

  • Meaning-making around ethnicity-race and identity among students of color in a historically White middle school

    Tina M Durand, Efe Igho-Osagie Shavers•International Journal of…•2025

  • Improving conservation outcomes in agricultural landscapes

    Open Access•Bianca Amato, Sophie Petit•Agriculture and Human Values•2023

  • The Concept of Theme as Used in Qualitative Nursing Research

    Open Access•Lydia Desantis, Doris Noel Ugarriza•Western Journal of Nursing Research•2000

  • Finding the Findings in Qualitative Studies

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso•Journal of Nursing Scholarship•2002

  • Understanding and Validity in Qualitative Research

    Joseph A Maxwell, Joseph Maxwell•Harvard Educational Review•1992

  • Women's Disclosure of HIV Status

    Andrea C Gielen, Patricia O’campo et al.•Women & Health•1997

  • Meta-Ethnography

    George W Noblit, George Noblit et al.•Meta-ethnography•1988

  • Factors associated with HIV-infected women's delay in seeking medical care

    Victoria H Raveis, Karolynn Siegel et al.•AIDS Care•1998

  • Trauma of discovery

    Patricia E Stevens, BRIDGET TIGHE DOERR•AIDS Care•1997

  • Chronic Illness Experience

    Open Access•Sally Thorne, Barbara Paterson et al.•Qualitative Health Research•2002

  • Narrative Case Analysis of Hiv Infection in a Battered Woman

    Patricia E Stevens•Health Care For Women International•1998

  • Experiences of disclosure in women infected with HIV

    Linda Moneyham, Brenda Seals et al.•Health Care For Women International•1996

  • Health Care Participation of Perinatal Women with HIV

    Sheila M Bunting, Regina Seat Sheila McGuire Bunting•Health Care For Women International•1999

  • From Silencing the Self to Action

    Rosanna F DeMarco, Rosanna F DeMarco Kathleen H Mill Rosanna F DeMarco…•Health Care For Women International•1998

  • The Disconnected Self

    Mary Hobbs Leenerts•Health Care For Women International•1999

  • Reproductive Decision Making in Mothers With Hiv-1

    Yvonne Wesley, Suzanne C Smeltzer Yvonne Wesley•Health Care For Women International•2000

  • Hiv-Positive Mothers and Stigma

    Deborah Ingram, Deborah D Ingram•Health Care For Women International•1999

  • A Preliminary Ethnography of HIV-Positive Women in Dade County Jails

    Tammy L Tuchel, Douglas A Feldman•Practicing Anthropology•1993

  • Reconstructing a Womanʼs Experiences with Aids

    Lou F Gramling, Lou Gramling et al.•Family & Community Health•1996

  • Coping Strategies used by HIV Infected Women

    Open Access•Alice S Demi, Alice Demi et al.•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•1997

  • Disclosure of HIV infection among Asian/Pacific Islander American women

    Denise Chin, Kendall Kroesen et al.•Cultural Diversity & Ethnic…•1999

  • Defensive Mothering in HIV-Positive Mothers

    Open Access•Deborah Ingram, Deborah D Ingram et al.•Qualitative Health Research•1999

  • Marginalized Epistemologies

    Open Access•Kathleen Tangenberg•Affilia•2000

  • Reasons and Justifications for Considering Pregnancy Among Women Living With Hiv/Aids

    Open Access•Karolynn Siegel, Eric W Schrimshaw•Psychology of Women Quarterly•2001

  • Psychological and Spiritual Growth in Women Living with HIV

    Heather Dunbar, H T Dunbar et al.•Social Work•1998

  • Living with HIV/Aids

    Maureen O Marcenko, Linda Samost•Social Work•1999

  • HIV-positive and Aids-infected women

    Juliet Faithfull•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•1997

  • Response Work

    Open Access•Gerhard Nijhof•Qualitative Inquiry•1997

  • Reembodying Qualitative Inquiry

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski•Qualitative Health Research•2002

  • Perfectly Healthy, but Dead

    Open Access•Janice M Morse•Qualitative Health Research•1997

  • A Synthesis of Qualitative Research on Wellness-Illness

    Open Access•Louise Jensen, Louise A Jensen et al.•Qualitative Health Research•1994

  • Falling through the Cracks

    Open Access•Brenda F Seals, Brenda Seals et al.•Qualitative Health Research•1995

  • Double Binds and the Reproductive and Mothering Experiences of HIV-Positive Women

    Open Access•Deborah Ingram, Deborah D Ingram et al.•Qualitative Health Research•2000

  • A Description of Think Aloud Method and Protocol Analysis

    Open Access•Marsha E Fonteyn, Marsha Fonteyn et al.•Qualitative Health Research•1993

  • HIV-infected women

    Open Access•Karolynn Siegel, Eileen Gorey•Social Science & Medicine•1997

  • Perceiving benefits in adversity

    Open Access•Karolynn Siegel, Eric W Schrimshaw•Social Science & Medicine•2000

  • Living a responsible life

    Open Access•Jeanette Hassin•Social Science & Medicine•1994

  • I Didn't Leave Y'all on Purpose

    Open Access•Donna B Barnes, Susan Taylor-Brown et al.•Qualitative Sociology•1997

  • Coder training

    Open Access•Tony Hak, Ton Bernts•Qualitative Sociology•1996

  • Data as representations

    Open Access•Jaan Valsiner•Social Science Information•2000

  • Reading Qualitative Studies

    Open Access•Margarete Sandelowski, Julie Barroso•International Journal of…•2002

  • Influence of the Research Frame on Qualitatively Derived Health Science Knowledge

    Open Access•Sally Thorne, Gloria Joachim et al.•International Journal of…•2002

  • Negotiated Validity in Collaborative Ethnography

    Open Access•Linda Liska Belgrave, Keruleth J Smith•Qualitative Inquiry•1995

  • But Nice Girls Don't Get It

    Open Access•Kathleen A Grove, Donald P Kelly et al.•Journal of Contemporary Ethnography•1997

  • Transforming Aids

    Laura D Stanley•Anthropology and Medicine•1999

Unique citing works174
Citations per year7,57
Citation span2003 - 2026 (24)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 173

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub
Ethnos_APP • Open Source Project • MIT License • Frontend v2.0.0 • Privacy and Cookies • API Documentation: api.ethnos.app/docs • API Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17049435 • Frontend Source Code: GitHub • DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17050053 • cruz.rio.br • Expectantes Misericordiae