Research digest: expectations and experiences of therapy

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Glossary

Efficacy - the effectiveness of an intervention under controlled research conditions.

Framework analysis – a qualitative research method that sequentially analyses data in order to derive themes.

Hermeneutic analysis – method of analysis that is based on interpreting.

Idiographic exploration – the study of a single person or case, in order to obtain an in-depth understanding of that person or case.

Inductive exploration – an approach which aims to generate meanings from data, in order to identify patterns and relationships to build a theory.

Interpretative phenomenological analysis - a qualitative research approach, which aims to provide detailed examinations of individuals’ lived experience, rather than one prescribed by pre-existing theoretical preconceptions.

Mixed-methodology - where qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis are combined within one study.

Phenomenological approach - a form of qualitative enquiry that emphasises experiential, lived aspects of a particular construct.

Qualitative data - data that is descriptive and relates to a phenomenon that can be observed but not measured.

Quantitative data - data that is in a numerical form.

Randomised controlled trial – a study in which the population receiving the intervention and the control group are both chosen at random from the eligible population.

Semi-structured interviews - a qualitative data collection strategy, where the researcher asks set, open ended questions.

Systematic text condensation - a descriptive and explorative method for thematic cross-case analysis of different types of qualitative data.

Thematic analysis - a method for analysing qualitative data that involves identifying and analysing repeated patterns.

Transformation content analysis – a type of thematic analysis used to examine patterns in communication in a replicable and systematic manner.