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Qualitative research methods

a noncategorical qualitative approach from nursing that aims at clinically useful descriptions of patterns in experience rather than formal theory.

In qualitative research methods, interpretive description refers to a noncategorical qualitative approach from nursing that aims at clinically useful descriptions of patterns in experience rather than formal theory. This meaning comes from Thorne (1997) in Research in Nursing & Health.[1]

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  1. Thorne, S., Kirkham, S. R., & MacDonald-Emes, J. (1997). Interpretive description: A noncategorical qualitative alternative for developing nursing knowledge. Research in Nursing & Health, 20(2), 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199704)20:2<169::aid-nur9>3.0.co;2-i

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