Data was collected through qualitative research withthematically semi-structured interviews [27] conducted duringthe patient’s second or third day in the ward, and again inthe cardiac outpatient clinic 17 weeks after admission, asfollow-up interviews. Each interview averaged 45 min induration and was tape-recorded throughout. Of the 30patients participating at the first interviews, three had diedby the time of the follow-up interview, and two patients didnot want to participate further, not giving any reason. Twointerviews were unsuccessful because of technical problemswith the tape recorder.The first interviews, referring to the pre-hospital phaseand the acute phase were subject-orientated using a semistructured interview guide, developed according to mainthemes in the Perception Model [26]. The themes were: (1)the time shortly before admitted to hospital, (2) causes of theMI, (3) the meaning of the illness, (4) everyday life, (5)possibility for employment and (6) positive health resources.The guide has been tested in a pilot study and revisedaccording to the information gained [28]. It was used in aflexible way, but the six main themes were mentioned in allof the conversations. Thus the interview guide gave possibilitiesfor openness in relation to new aspects, just as it wasuseful in the later structuring of the interviews by analysis[27].The follow-up interviews referring to the rehabilitationphase were conducted on the basis of individual responses tothe same thematically semi-structured interview guide asused in the first interview. The main theme of the follow-upinterviews was everyday-life, and began with the question:‘‘How does your ordinary day function?’’Considerations about the validity of the study involvedcommunicative validity [27]. Here it is the researcher’s taskto provide interpretations of what is said, which may then beconfirmed or not in the course of the interview. You can alsogo back to the interviewed person and ask: ‘‘whether it waswhat he meant’’. Thus the meanings of the relevant aspectsof the answers were followed up and further validated fromthe subjects themselves during the second interview. None ofthe patient’s expressed a wish to read the transcriptions.
Data was collected through qualitative research with<br>thematically semi-structured interviews [27] conducted during<br>the patient’s second or third day in the ward, and again in<br>the cardiac outpatient clinic 17 weeks after admission, as<br>follow-up interviews. Each interview averaged 45 min in<br>duration and was tape-recorded throughout. Of the 30patients participating at the first interviews, three had died<br>by the time of the follow-up interview, and two patients did<br>not want to participate further, not giving any reason. Two<br>interviews were unsuccessful because of technical problems<br>with the tape recorder.<br>The first interviews, referring to the pre-hospital phase<br>and the acute phase were subject-orientated using a semi<br>structured interview guide, developed according to main<br>themes in the Perception Model [26]. The themes were: (1)<br>the time shortly before admitted to hospital, (2) causes of the<br>MI, (3) the meaning of the illness, (4) everyday life, (5)<br>possibility for employment and (6) positive health resources.<br>The guide has been tested in a pilot study and revised<br>according to the information gained [28]. It was used in a<br>flexible way, but the six main themes were mentioned in all<br>of the conversations. Thus the interview guide gave possibilities<br>for openness in relation to new aspects, just as it was<br>useful in the later structuring of the interviews by analysis<br>[27].<br>The follow-up interviews referring to the rehabilitation<br>phase were conducted on the basis of individual responses to<br>the same thematically semi-structured interview guide as<br>used in the first interview. The main theme of the follow-up<br>interviews was everyday-life, and began with the question:<br>‘‘How does your ordinary day function?’’<br>Considerations about the validity of the study involved<br>communicative validity [27]. Here it is the researcher’s task<br>to provide interpretations of what is said, which may then be<br>confirmed or not in the course of the interview. You can also<br>go back to the interviewed person and ask: ‘‘whether it was<br>what he meant’’. Thus the meanings of the relevant aspects<br>的回答隨訪和進一步驗證<br>科目第二次面試時自己。沒有<br>病人表示希望閱讀轉錄。
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