Friedemann Marie-Luise, Mayorga Carlos, Jimenez Luz Dary
Professor Emerita, Florida International University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, Florida, USA.
J Res Nurs. 2011 Sep;16(5). doi: 10.1177/1744987110387319.
With rising numbers of families giving care to elderly loved ones, novel methods and sources of data need to be used to obtain comprehensive information about family caregiving patterns. The purpose of this paper is to present the interviewers' reflective journals as a source of rich data. Data collectors interviewed Hispanic family caregivers as part of a quantitative study of caregiving patterns. The stories derived from the personal journals brought to life three themes: caregiving as responsibility; creativity in giving care; and resistance to delegating tasks. Well-written journals have the potential of enhancing the interpretation of data collected by other means and of raising the quality of interviews and data through introspection and cultural understanding of the caregiving reality.
随着越来越多的家庭照顾年迈的亲人,需要采用新的方法和数据来源来获取有关家庭照顾模式的全面信息。本文的目的是展示访谈者的反思日志作为丰富数据的来源。数据收集者采访了西班牙裔家庭照顾者,作为照顾模式定量研究的一部分。从个人日志中得出的故事呈现了三个主题:照顾是一种责任;照顾中的创造力;以及拒绝分配任务。撰写良好的日志有可能增强对通过其他方式收集的数据的解读,并通过对照顾现实的内省和文化理解提高访谈和数据的质量。