TY - JOUR
T1 - Autobiography as genre for qualitative data
T2 - A reservoir of experience for nursing research
AU - Power, Tamara
AU - Jackson, Debra
AU - Weaver, Roslyn
AU - Wilkes, Lesley
AU - Carter, Bernie
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - This paper is concerned with the use of published literary autobiographies that contain first-hand accounts of illness narratives, to explore their usefulness as a form of qualitative data to generate knowledge that can inform nursing practice. There is increasing realisation that the experiences of patients and families should be used to guide health care service delivery, and autobiographical accounts are a valuable resource, providing first-hand accounts of the ways illness, disability, and health care, are experienced by patients and their families.
AB - This paper is concerned with the use of published literary autobiographies that contain first-hand accounts of illness narratives, to explore their usefulness as a form of qualitative data to generate knowledge that can inform nursing practice. There is increasing realisation that the experiences of patients and families should be used to guide health care service delivery, and autobiographical accounts are a valuable resource, providing first-hand accounts of the ways illness, disability, and health care, are experienced by patients and their families.
KW - Autobiography
KW - Life stories
KW - Nursing research
KW - Patient experiences
KW - Qualitative data
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.09.001
M3 - Article (journal)
C2 - 22482281
AN - SCOPUS:84857189238
SN - 1322-7696
VL - 19
SP - 39
EP - 43
JO - Collegian
JF - Collegian
IS - 1
ER -