Table 5.
Research approach and methods (n = 34)
| Research approach | Quantitative survey | Mixed methods | Qualitative approaches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenology | Generic | Grounded theory | Othera | |||
| Number of studies | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Data collection | Interview | Self‐report questionnaire | Focus group | Observation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of studies | 24 (+4b) | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Data analysis | Statistical analysis | Phenomenon | Ground. theory | Frame work approach | Content analysis | Thematic analysis | Not stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of studies | 7 | 9 | 5 (+1c) | 4 | 3 (+1c) | 2 (+2c) | 4 (+2c) |
a
Ethnography, feminist perspectives, narrative enquiry, naturalistic enquiry.
b
Studies used interviewing along with other data collection methods.
c
Studies used more than one method of data analysis.