From powerlessness to recognition the meaning of palliative care clinicians’ experience of suffering

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Table I. Tracy’s (2010) eight key markers of quality in qualitative research

Key markers	Means through which criteria were achieved
Worthy topic	Study’s relevance was supported by the palliative care clinical team Supported by the existing literature in the field
Rich rigour	Relevance of the findings in relation to existing theoretical constructs (ex. Recognition, burn-out) Significant sample size for qualitative phenomenological research In-depth interviews by psychologists Discussion with peers
Sincerity	Transparency with regards to the methods (recruitment, interview coding, etc.) Recognition of the researchers’ subjectivity, Keeping a reflexive diary Recognition of study limitations
Credibility	Substantive citations from diverse participants Crystallization (with peers and clinical teams)
Resonance	Evocative representations Transferable findings Result validation with the clinical team
Significant contribution	Conceptually/theoretically Clinical contribution/transferability
Ethics	Procedural ethics (approved by a board of ethics) Situational ethics (interviews conducted by psychologists; referral offered if needed) Relational ethics (included all participants who showed interest; availability of researcher)
Meaningful coherence	Question/paradigm/design and analysis in line with IPA Coherence between literature, data and interpretations

Table II. Sociodemographic characteristics

	Mean (SD)	Range
Age Years of experience in PC Means hours/week spent with patients	43 (13) 9 (8.07) 18.78 (4.22)	21–56 6 months—27 years 16 h—45 h
Gender Women Men	Number participants n = 19 n = 2
Work statut Part time Full Time	n = 6 n = 15
Occupation Nurse Patient care attendant Member of the multidisciplinary team Physician	n = 9 n = 4 n = 6 n = 2

Tracy, S. J. (2010). Qualitative quality: Eight “big-tent” criteria for excellent qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(10), 837–851. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800410383121

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