Connecting Findings to Meaningful Change: The Benefits of Using Qualitative Delphi in Empirical Ethics and Policy Research in Long-Term Care

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

MichelleGreason¹ 

关键词: ethical inquiry;    discourse analysis;    critical theory;    focus groups;    methods in qualitative inquiry;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1609406918803271

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

There is a symbiotic relationship between qualitative research and knowledge mobilization. However, there is often a significant lag between the conduct of research and the findings reaching the public (including those it impacts and those with the power to make change). In designing my study on ethics and policy in long-term care (LTC) with the aim of improving quality care, I sought a method that would not only generate broad data but data on which stakeholders would be able to more readily act and thus promote meaningful and timely change. With this goal in mind, I adopted an empirical ethics approach with the aim of consensus building and used an innovative qualitative Delphi method to explore ethics and ethical reasoning in LTC and the interaction between frontline practice and organizational and public policy. While the Delphi method is starting to gain more recognition alongside more well-known qualitative methods, it has yet to be used in the exploration of empirical ethics and policy in LTC. The ...

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