Assessing the generalisability of a multicentre qualitative dementia research: the experience and challenges faced by the MinD project in Europe
Creators
- 1. Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, UK
- 2. Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
- 3. INTRAS, Valladolid, Spain
- 4. Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
- 5. University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus and Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- 6. Department of Design, Production and Management & Department of Communication Science, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- 7. Alexianer Krankenhaus Hedwigshoehe, St. Hedwig Kliniken, Berlin, Germany
Description
Background: Generalisation of findings is an important aspect of research and essential for evidence-based practice. While generalisation is common in quantitative research, there is a lack of generalisability in qualitative research. This paper presents the experience and challenges faced by the Designing for People with Dementia (MinD) project in meeting the requirements to strengthen the generalisation of findings on the lived experience of people living with dementia and their engagement to co-create designs to empower their everyday living.
Methods: Polit and Beck (2010)'s strategies to generalise qualitative findings were applied: (1) replication in sampling; (2) replication of studies; (3) meta-synthesis of findings; (4) reflexivity and conceptualization; (5) immersion with the data; and (6) thick description.
Results: While it is possible to increase the generabilisabilty of qualitative evidence through the replication of the sampling to attain a large, heterogeneous sample in different and multiple contexts and environments; implementation of sound and robust research; conducting in-depth analysis and interpretation collaboratively for emergent themes; and meeting the thick description requirement, there are challenges that the project team faced in implementing some of the Polit and Beck's strategies because of the condition, namely dementia, that our participants are having. Other challenges faced were: the language and cultural diversity in the team; diverse work and organisational procedures; and the inter-disciplinary differences relating to the methods of enquiry, approaches and techniques to conduct research. These challenges will need to be identified and addressed at the start of the project with a strong leadership to ensure a seamless journey to complete the project successfully. Trust between the researchers and participants, and time to build this trust are critical to recruitment and participation in the study; these factors are of utmost important in research involving participants with condition such as dementia.
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