Rintala Tuula-Maria, Paavilainen Eija, Astedt-Kurki Päivi
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
Nurse Res. 2014 May;21(5):14-8. doi: 10.7748/nr.21.5.14.e1220.
To describe the challenges in combining two data sets during grounded theory analysis.
The use of grounded theory in nursing research is common. It is a suitable method for studying human action and interaction. It is recommended that many alternative sources of data are collected to create as rich a dataset as possible.
Data from interviews with people with diabetes (n=19) and their family members (n=19).
Combining two data sets.
When using grounded theory, there are numerous challenges in collecting and managing data, especially for the novice researcher. One challenge is to combine different data sets during the analysis. There are many methodological textbooks about grounded theory but there is little written in the literature about combining different data sets.
Discussion is needed on the management of data and the challenges of grounded theory.
IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH/PRACTICE: This article provides a means for combining different data sets in the grounded theory analysis process.
描述在扎根理论分析过程中合并两个数据集时所面临的挑战。
扎根理论在护理研究中的应用很常见。它是研究人类行为和互动的一种合适方法。建议收集许多不同的数据来源以创建尽可能丰富的数据集。
对糖尿病患者（n = 19）及其家庭成员（n = 19）进行访谈所得的数据。
合并两个数据集。
在使用扎根理论时，数据的收集和管理存在诸多挑战，尤其是对于新手研究者而言。其中一个挑战是在分析过程中合并不同的数据集。关于扎根理论有许多方法学教科书，但文献中关于合并不同数据集的内容却很少。
需要对数据管理和扎根理论的挑战进行讨论。
对研究/实践的启示：本文提供了一种在扎根理论分析过程中合并不同数据集的方法。
