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Adaptation After Facial Surgery

Using the Diary as a Research Tool

Bibliographic Data

ID5454931
AuthorsPenny J Furne, Penny Furne (0000-0003-4916-8800, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom,, corresponding author), Paul Garrud (0000-0003-0790-4611, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Year2010
Volume20
Issue2
Pages262-272
Publication date2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732309357571
PMID20065309
OpenAlexW2104597756
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited47

We conducted a small-scale qualitative diary study to gather accounts from five facial cancer surgery patients. Participants were asked to record their experiences, thoughts, and feelings for up to 1 year, as they underwent and recovered from their surgery and adapted to living with alterations in their appearance. In this article, we consider evidence relating to the diary as a research tool and discuss our experiences of issues arising with the qualitative diary method employed in this study.These include comparability with interview data, factors affecting the quantity and quality of data (novelty, personal significance, and individual writing styles), chronological storytelling, and barriers to writing (visual difficulties and depression

Comparability · Feeling · Narrative · Novelty · Qualitative research · Sociology · Storytelling · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology

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