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dc.contributor.authorHandley, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorBunn, Frances
dc.contributor.authorLynch, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-20T12:39:46Z
dc.date.available2019-08-20T12:39:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-08
dc.identifier.citationHandley , M , Bunn , F , Lynch , J & Goodman , C 2019 , ' Using non-participant observation to uncover mechanisms: insights from a realist evaluation ' , Evaluation . https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389019869036
dc.identifier.issn1356-3890
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8037-5042/work/62749037
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8938-4893/work/62749736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/21610
dc.description.abstractThis article outlines how a realist evaluation of dementia care in hospitals used non-participant observation to support the refinement and testing of mechanisms likely to lead to the use of person-centred care. We found that comments and explanations of their actions from hospital staff during observation periods provided insights into the reasoning that generated their actions for care in real time. This informed subsequent data collection and analysis. Two worked examples of mechanisms first identified during non-participant observation demonstrate (1) how they were uncovered, and (2) how this informed research activities for theory refinement. Early, iterative engagement with the analytic process, primarily involving reflection and debate with the research team, maximised the potential of observation data to support surfacing underlying mechanisms, linking them to specific contexts and outcomes.en
dc.format.extent422357
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEvaluation
dc.subjectdementia
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjectmechanisms
dc.subjectnon-participant observation
dc.subjectrealist evaluation
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectSociology and Political Science
dc.titleUsing non-participant observation to uncover mechanisms: insights from a realist evaluationen
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care
dc.contributor.institutionOlder People's Health and Complex Conditions
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Health and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionEvidence Based Practice
dc.contributor.institutionNursing, Midwifery and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionWeight and Obesity Research Group
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/1356389019869036
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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