title: On the conduct of homelessness research: lessons from a qualitative study of women diagnosed with chronic mental illness.
abstract: This article presents a summary of the author's study of the lived experiences of homeless women diagnosed with chronic mental illness. Strategies found to be effective in the conduct of the study are highlighted. Issues and problems related to population access, sampling, data generation, and difficult situations in the field are discussed with proposed solutions. The resolution of nurse helper/nurse researcher role conflicts is addressed.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012380:Role; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*