Institute of Health Professions, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England.
Keele University, Keele, England.
Nurse Res. 2021 Sep 9;29(3):8-14. doi: 10.7748/nr.2021.e1787. Epub 2021 May 27.
Developing and working through a PhD research study requires tenacity, continuous development and application of knowledge. It is paramount when researching sensitive topics to consider carefully the construction of tools for collecting data, to ensure the study is ethically robust and explicitly addresses the research question.
To explore how novice researchers can develop insight into aspects of the research process by developing vignettes as a research tool.
This article focuses on the use of vignettes to collect data as part of a qualitative PhD study investigating making decisions in the best interests of and on behalf of people with advanced dementia. Developing vignettes is a purposeful, conscious process. It is equally important to ensure that vignettes are derived from literature, have an evidence base, are carefully constructed and peer-reviewed, and are suitable to achieve the research's aims.
Using and analysing a vignette enables novice researchers to make sense of aspects of the qualitative research process and engage with it to appreciate terminology.
Vignettes can provide an effective platform for discussion when researching topics where participants may be reluctant to share sensitive real-life experiences.
开展和完成博士研究需要坚韧不拔的精神、持续的知识发展和应用。在研究敏感话题时，必须仔细考虑构建数据收集工具，以确保研究在伦理上是健全的，并明确解决研究问题。
探讨新手研究员如何通过编写情景故事来深入了解研究过程的各个方面。
本文重点介绍了使用情景故事作为定性博士研究的一部分来收集数据，该研究旨在调查代表和为患有晚期痴呆症的人做出最佳利益的决策。编写情景故事是一个有目的、有意识的过程。同样重要的是要确保情景故事来自文献、有证据基础、精心构建并经过同行评审，并且适合实现研究目标。
使用和分析情景故事可以使新手研究员理解定性研究过程的各个方面，并通过它来理解术语。
当研究参与者可能不愿意分享敏感的真实经验的话题时，情景故事可以为讨论提供一个有效的平台。
