Listening to them and reading me: a hermeneutic approach to understanding the experience of illness.
Developing a method that is pragmatic yet theoretically consistent with the philosophies of hermeneutics and phenomenology is a constant hurdle for any researcher endeavouring to engage their inquiry in this manner, particularly when its proponents refute the credence of hermeneutics as a research method. This paper discusses how Van Manen's six research activities can act as a framework, that when modified to suit the particular needs of the research project, can promote a process of inquiry that works with these philosophies towards an unfoldment of new understandings of the human experience in illness.
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Department of Clinical Nursing, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010684:Philosophy