Table 4.
Methodologic Analysis of the Qualitative Studies (n = 355), Mixed Methods (n = 37), and Nursing Journals (n = 211)
| Category | # All studies | % All studies | # Mixed Methods | % for Mixed Methods | # Nursing Journals | % Nursing Journals |
| Analysis Type | ||||||
| Phenomenology | 131 | 37 | 14 | 37 | 87 | 41.2 |
| Grounded Theory | 124 | 35 | 10 | 26 | 74 | 35.1 |
| Ethnography | 64 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 15.6 |
| Case Studies | 24 | 7 | 5 | 13* | 9 | 4.3** |
| Narratives | 21 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5.7 |
| Participatory | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Critical Incident Technique | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Discourse Analysis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.4 |
| Data Collection | ||||||
| Semi-structured Interviews | 272 | 77 | 27 | 71 | 167 | 79.1 |
| Observation | 64 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 17.5 |
| Focus Groups | 50 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 14.7 |
| Questionnaires | 25 | 7 | 9*** | 24 | 14 | 6.6 |
| Documents | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5.2 |
| Unstructured Interviews | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Structured Interviews | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
* P < 0.001 **P < 0.025 *** P < 0.01