Diaries as a method of data collection in research.
Diary records in healthcare research are becoming more common. This article describes the use of a diary as a method in which mothers' experiences of caring for children were explored in a hermeneutic phenomenological study or similar. Data for the original study were collected using three interviews and a diary recorded on three separate occasions. The challenges and issues that can arise when using diaries are discussed here.
Nicholl
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin.
D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D016487:Parenting; D036301:Qualitative Research; D006113:United Kingdom