Table 4 Methodologic Analysis of the Qualitative Studies (n = 355), Mixed Methods (n = 37), and Nursing Journals (n = 211)

Analysis Type

Phenomenology

131

37

14

37

87

41.2

Grounded Theory

124

35

10

26

74

35.1

Ethnography

64

18

8

21

33

15.6

Case Studies

24

7

5

13*

9

4.3**

Narratives

21

6

2

5

12

5.7

Participatory

13

4

0

0

10

4.7

Critical Incident Technique

4

1

0

0

3

1.4

Discourse Analysis

4

1

0

0

3

1.4

Data Collection

Semi-structured Interviews

272

77

27

71

167

79.1

Observation

64

18

6

16

37

17.5

Focus Groups

50

14

5

13

31

14.7

Questionnaires

25

7

9***

24

14

6.6

Documents

23

6

2

5

11

5.2

Unstructured Interviews

13

4

1

3

10

4.7

Structured Interviews

2

1

0

0

2

0.9