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Lived Observations: Linking the Researcher's Personal Experiences to Knowledge Development.
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences. Ersta sjukhus, Stockholm; Göteborgs universitet.
2015 (English)In: Qualitative Health Research, ISSN 1049-7323, E-ISSN 1552-7557, Vol. 25, no 11, p. 1589-98Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

As researchers in palliative care, we recognize how involvement with seriously ill and dying persons has an impact on us. Using one's own senses, emotional and bodily responses in observations might open intersubjective dimensions of the research topic. The aim of the article is to highlight how phenomenological theories on intersubjectivity can be useful to develop rich and transparent data generation and analysis. We present three field note examples from observation in a hospice ward, which illuminate how researcher awareness of aspects of intersubjectivity can add valuable insights to data and analysis. Out of the examples, we elaborate on three arguments: (a) how the researcher's lived experience of time and space during fieldwork triggers new research questions, (b) how observations as an embodied activity can bring new insights and open new layers of meaning, and (c) the value of observations in gaining insight into relational aspects in a hospice.

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Sage Publications, 2015. Vol. 25, no 11, p. 1589-98
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Death and dying, Emotions / emotion work, Lived experience, Observations, Phenomenology, Qualitative research
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-5827DOI: 10.1177/1049732315573011PubMedID: 25711845OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-5827DiVA, id: diva2:1078757
Available from: 2017-03-06 Created: 2017-03-06 Last updated: 2024-02-20Bibliographically approved

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