1- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Postgraduate, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (6317 Views)
Objective (s): The framework approach was developed in the 1980s as a method to manage and analyze qualitative data in applied policy research. The aim of this article is to introduce the Framework analysis for qualitative data analysis.
Methods: Electronic literature search was performed using PubMed, Science Direct, Ovid, ProQuest, and Google.
Then relevant literature was retrieved and was reviewed.
Results: A number of scientific evidences were identified. In general there were two types of papers: those applied framework analysis in healthcare and social investigations, and those explained about the framework analysis processes. The five steps of framework approach constitute a hierarchical thematic framework that is used to classify and organize data according to key themes, concepts and emergent categories.
Conclusion: The framework approach has become popular, especially among novice healthcare researchers, due to flexibility, easy and clear steps.
type of study:
Descriptive |
Accepted: 2013/04/8 | ePublished ahead of print: 2013/12/11 | Published: 2014/01/15