Backman K, Kyngäs H
Hoitotiede. 1998;10(5):263-70.
The grounded theory approach has been used in nursing research since 1970. The latest methodological books describe the research process in details. However, there are many problems involved in the grounded theory approach, which especially need to be considered by a novice researcher. One of these problems is the question of how deeply and widely the researcher should get familiar with the research topic before the empirical study. The problems also include the need to focus the research problem and to choose the sampling method. Data analysis is a multistage process, which demands from the researcher sensitivity and time to work out the findings which emerge from the data. In this paper, the grounded theory approach is described as a process undertaken by the researcher. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the challenges of the grounded theory approach and the problems encountered by a researcher using the method for the first time.
自1970年以来，扎根理论方法一直被用于护理研究。最新的方法论书籍详细描述了研究过程。然而，扎根理论方法存在许多问题，新手研究者尤其需要加以考虑。其中一个问题是，在实证研究之前，研究者应在多大程度和广度上熟悉研究主题。这些问题还包括需要聚焦研究问题并选择抽样方法。数据分析是一个多阶段过程，要求研究者具备敏感性和时间，以梳理出从数据中浮现的研究结果。在本文中，扎根理论方法被描述为研究者所进行的一个过程。本文的目的是讨论扎根理论方法的挑战以及首次使用该方法的研究者所遇到的问题。
