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. 2024 May 3;57(3):197–211. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.24.042

Table 1.

Use of the SPIDER (Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, and Research type) tool for research question design

Variables Description Search strategy
Sample Individuals in the process of recovering from drug addiction “Substance Related Disorder” OR “Substance Abuser” OR “Drug Dependence” OR “Substance Use” OR “Drug Abuse” OR “Drug dependency recovery”
Phenomenon of Interest Coping strategies used by individuals recovering from drug addiction “Coping strategies” OR “Cognitive Coping” OR “Coping Skill” OR “Constructive Coping” OR “Social Coping” OR “Function Recovery”
Design Methods used to understand coping strategies in recovery from drug addiction “Phenomenology” OR “Ethnography” OR “Narrative inquiry” OR “Case study” OR “Hermeneutics” OR “Grounded Theory” OR “Focus Group”
Evaluation Coping strategies reported during recovery from drug addiction “Life Experience” OR “Perception” OR “Response” OR “Exploratory”
Research type Type of research used to explore the coping strategies employed by individuals recovering from drug addiction “Qualitative research”