Seven steps for qualitative treatment in health research: the Clinical-Qualitative Content Analysis
Sete passos para o tratamento de dados qualitativos em pesquisa em saúde: a Análise de Conteúdo Clínico-Qualitativa
Ciênc. Saúde Colet; 26 (1), 2021
Publication year: 2021
Abstract Qualitative Health research procedures that are not always applied, mainly in the analysis phase. Our objective is to present a systematized technique of step-by-step procedures for qualitative content analysis in the health field: Clinical-Qualitative Content Analysis. Our proposal consider that the qualitative research applied to the field of health, can acquire a perspective analogous to clinical practice and aims to interpret meanings expressed in reports through individual interviews or statements. This analysis takes part of the Clinical-Qualitative Method.
The literature review was realized through:
a book chapter, eight original articles and three methodological articles. The Clinical-qualitative Content Analysis technique comprises seven steps: 1) Editing material for analysis; 2) Floating reading; 3) Construction of the units of analysis; 4) Construction of codes of meaning; 5) General refining of the codes and the Construction of categories; 6) Discussion; 7) Validity. The clinical-qualitative analysis presupposes and involves a critical reflection on the processes carried out at each step. This reflection is an extremely rich process, if carried out collectively and in dialogue with other researchers with some proficiency in qualitative methods.
Resumo Os procedimentos da pesquisa qualitativa em saúde nem sempre são bem aplicados, principalmente na fase de análise de dados. Nosso objetivo é apresentar uma técnica sistematizada de procedimentos, passo a passo, para análise de conteúdo qualitativa no campo da saúde: A Análise de Conteúdo Clínico-Qualitativa. Nossa proposta considera que a pesquisa qualitativa aplicada ao campo da saúde, pode adquirir uma perspectiva análoga à prática clínica e visa interpretar significados expressos em relatos por meio de entrevistas ou depoimentos individuais. Esta análise faz parte do Método Clínico-Qualitativo.