Table 2.

Research design and structure considerations (69).

Philosophical Worldview	Selected Qualitative Strategies of Inquiry	Research Methods	Research Design
Social constructive	Participation	Purposively recruited participants using snowball sampling	Qualitative
Phenomenological	Observation (e.g., Ayurvedic physician–patient meetings; preparation of food in traditional Ayurvedic methods; consumption; lifestyle at Ayurvedic physician homes)	Semi-structured interviews	Small sample size
		Videos and photographs
Multiple meanings	Field visits (e.g., Ayurvedic centers, national government bodies, and major regional hospitals)	Data analysis: inductive theme analysis	Non-generalizable
Socially and historically contingent construction and interpretation	Immersion in situ (e.g., meditation retreat and training; physician home visits)	Interpretative, descriptive analysis and presentation	Rich, complex data context and analysis
		Self-reflexive write-up
		Internal validation