Growing up with chronic illness : a secondary analysis of archived qualitative data /

In 2010-2012, Janet Heaton carried out a secondary analysis, using qualitative data, on young adults' experiences of growing up with a chronic illness. By examining young adults' sense of mastery across a range of medical conditions, the study aimed to provide a better understanding of how...

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Main Author: Heaton, Janet (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In 2010-2012, Janet Heaton carried out a secondary analysis, using qualitative data, on young adults' experiences of growing up with a chronic illness. By examining young adults' sense of mastery across a range of medical conditions, the study aimed to provide a better understanding of how and why they manage their condition as they do, and produce recommendations for health service policy and practice for improving the experiences of this group. A number of issues are highlighted to help the reader consider how to approach planning and carrying out such a study, as well appraise the quality of such work and be aware of its possible pitfalls. Particular attention is paid to the value of 'scoping' archived data to ensure a good fit between the aims of the study and the range of the dataset(s) to be utilised.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473945807
1473945801