1Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Qual Health Res. 2013 Dec;23(12):1697-707. doi: 10.1177/1049732313509893. Epub 2013 Oct 23.
Qualitative research offers important insights into the subjectivity, complexity, and relationality of care. In this article, we examine the particular processes and relationships involved in doing qualitative research about care with older people in rural places. We draw on our experience completing two related qualitative studies of rural care in Canada to extend discussions about responsible research practice in relation to participant recruitment, interviews, and focus groups. By applying Hankivsky's principles of care ethics in our reflection on research practices, we make explicit the role of emotions in connecting with research participants, collecting and participating in narrative-based research, and negotiating identity. We conclude with a discussion of the distinct ways in which applying care ethics throughout the research process can augment reflexive practice and enhance the integrity and theoretical contributions of qualitative health research while developing more inclusive understandings of vulnerability in older rural populations.
定性研究为护理的主观性、复杂性和关系性提供了重要的见解。在本文中，我们研究了在农村地区对老年人进行护理的定性研究中涉及的特定过程和关系。我们借鉴了完成加拿大两项农村护理相关定性研究的经验，扩展了关于与参与者招募、访谈和焦点小组相关的负责任研究实践的讨论。通过在研究实践的反思中应用 Hankivsky 的关怀伦理原则，我们明确了情感在与研究参与者联系、收集和参与基于叙事的研究以及协商身份方面的作用。最后，我们讨论了在整个研究过程中应用关怀伦理的不同方式如何增强反思性实践，并提高定性健康研究的完整性和理论贡献，同时对农村老年人群体的脆弱性有更具包容性的理解。
