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¶ … Pregnancy Cessation Study
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify current and potential barriers to smoking cessation in pregnant women. Using a naturalistic approach and semi-structured interviews of subjects that meet the study criteria for participation is an appropriate and consistent data collection method to effectively meet the purpose of this study.
Using semi-structured telephone interviews are appropriate for a naturalistic data collection, because the naturalistic approach involves collecting data that occurs in the participant's everyday life rather than a controlled lab approach. Semi-structured interviews are more casual therefore gathering naturally occurring data is more likely, e.g. A person is more likely to divulge personal information if they aren't feeling judged, and a more informal interview lends itself better to this approach. Conducting the interviews via telephone is also more conducive to gathering naturalistic data, because the participants are more likely to be comfortable in their familiar environment, therefore less intimidated by the interview questions.
Rights of the participants were protected adequately mainly because informed consent was obtained by the participant's...
Informed consent was verified at the beginning of the interview call as well. Careful measures were taken to ensure participants would not feel judged, blamed, or that expectations were placed upon them to quit smoking. Additionally, after transcription, the interview tapes were destroyed.
Data saturation can be defined as reaching the point at which all the data that needs to be collected in order to meet the study goal has been met even if the sample size is small (Guest, G., Bunce, A., Johnson, L., 2006). Despite the small sample size, the researchers still gathered enough data to meet their goals for this study. Another definition of data saturation is, "When there is a limited or small population and all of those who can, or who are willing, do participate in the study and hence there is a limit to data availability" Journal of clinical nursing (2006). The researchers only received 18 out of 30 reply slips from participants who were willing to participate. Only 11 of the 18 could participate, because the other 7 couldn't be contacted. Therefore, all the participants that could participate did.
2. Data Analysis procedures.
Data analysis procedures used in this study are appropriate for…
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Fatemeh, R. (2004). Focus-group interview and data analysis. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 63:655 -- 660. DOI:10.1079/PNS2004399
Guest, G., Bunce, A., Johnson, L. (2006). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18 (1), 59-82. Doi: 10.1177/1525822X05279903
Journal of clinical nursing. Criteria for review of reports of qualitative research. (2006). Retrieved from http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/JCN_Criteria_Qual_Research.pdf
Tod, A. Barriers to smoking cessation in pregnancy: a qualitative study. British Journal of Community Nursing, 2003, 8(2), 56-65.
In addition, she must engage regular thyroid function checkups to ensure that the standard regimen of treatment for this condition remains effective. In this case, the hormone replacement therapy that is the traditional method of treatment is one which absolutely must be continued to the benefit and survival of the unborn child. As the article by Shomon (2006) indicates, "you must continue to take your thyroid hormone replacement (i.e.,
The chapters outlined the significance of the study, the intended objectives, the hypotheses statements, justification of the study, the research design, and the findings and conclusions. The examination carried out within the sections of this paper will be important for bridging the gap of knowledge on the use of UB-PAP in the diagnosis of obesity among obese pregnant mothers. It will be particularly helpful in informing the patients and
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a project involving examination of health departments and CDC (Center for Disease Control) of a given State. PRAMS was unveiled in 1987. This project gathers data relating to the experience and attitudes prior to, in the cause of and period immediately following a pregnancy. Data collected is always specific to a given State. The surveillance expedition takes care of up to 83% of
Program Evaluation Part II A WEB-BASED PROGRAM MODEL Needs Assessment for a Smoking Cessation Program Needs Assessment Program planning and evaluation must be preceded and interrelate with assessment strategies (Marrs & Helge, 2014). This succession will meet the increasing demand for eventual accountability in the program. Needs assessment may also be aptly used in creating program standards both as part of formative evaluation and summative evaluation. The process of needs assessment is guided by
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