The ecomap: a tool for extending understanding in hermeneutic phenomenological research.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Epub Date: 2023-08-10 DOI:10.7748/nr.2023.e1890

Elizabeth Jestico, Bridget Taylor, Teresa Finlay, Susan Schutz

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Abstract

Background: Ecomaps are tools used in nursing practice to assess families' social support systems. Ecomaps have been used effectively in qualitative research but little attention has been given to their use as a tool in the methodological approach of hermeneutic phenomenology.

Aim: To demonstrate that the use of ecomaps is congruent with the Heideggerian philosophical foundations of hermeneutic phenomenology.

Discussion: This article reflects on a study in which the researchers used ecomaps to explore how parents of children with cancer are supported with decision-making about their children's care. Exploration of the Heideggerian concepts of 'being in the world', 'being with' and 'temporality' prompted reflections about how constructing ecomaps furthers understanding of participants' unique contexts. Using an ecomap in an in-depth interview enabled interviewees to return to their experiences of being supported with decision-making; it also further developed the researcher's understanding of how each participant's experience was situated in their evolving relationships with others.

Conclusion: Constructing ecomaps in hermeneutic phenomenology is in tune with Heideggerian philosophical concepts. Ecomaps can open a door to participants' experiences, deepen the researcher's understanding and find further meaning in those experiences.

Implications for practice: Ecomaps are a useful way of shining a light on participants' experiences in hermeneutic phenomenological research. The article provides practical tips to optimise their use in future research.

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生态地图:解释学现象学研究中扩展理解的工具。

背景:Ecomaps是护理实践中用于评估家庭社会支持系统的工具。生态地图已被有效地用于定性研究，但很少有人注意到它们作为解释学现象学方法论方法的工具。目的:论证生态地图的使用与海德格尔解释学现象学的哲学基础是一致的。讨论:这篇文章反映了一项研究，在这项研究中，研究人员使用ecomaps来探索癌症儿童的父母如何在他们孩子的护理决策方面得到支持。对海德格尔“存在于世界”、“与”和“时间性”概念的探索促使人们思考如何构建生态地图进一步理解参与者的独特背景。在深度访谈中使用生态地图使受访者能够回到他们得到决策支持的经验;它还进一步发展了研究人员对每个参与者的经历在他们与他人不断发展的关系中是如何定位的理解。结论:在解释学现象学中建构生态地图与海德格尔哲学概念是一致的。Ecomaps可以为参与者的经历打开一扇门，加深研究人员的理解，并在这些经历中找到进一步的意义。对实践的启示:在解释学现象学研究中，生态地图是照亮参与者经验的一种有用的方式。本文提供了实用的技巧，以优化它们在未来研究中的使用。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.