Citation

Karpa JV. Int. J. Qual. Methods 2021; 20: e16094069211021725.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/16094069211021725

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Family qualitative research poses unique methodological considerations. In choosing a methodology when the research unit is a family it is critical the philosophical underpinnings, characteristics, and methods of the methodology can align with a family systems paradigm and accommodate transactional level data collection. While other qualitative methodologies have been utilized with family units (grounded theory, phenomenology), the combination of narrative inquiry (NI) and families is unique. In this paper, I describe why and how I used NI to explore families' perspectives of the impact of acquired brain injury (ABI); adding to existing methodological knowledge by demonstrating NI has potential relevance and applicability for research with family systems.

Language: en

Keywords

families; family research; narrative inquiry