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A Brief Discussion and Application of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in the Field of Health Science and Public Health

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  • Kai Hong Tang
  • Luis Miguel Dos Santos

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For a significantly long time, the field of health science and public health has relied considerably on quantitative and experimental evidence to support knowledge. Researchers in the field of social science and public health promotion advocate that qualitative research methodologies and IPA could be a useful tool to understand the inner world and perception for patients with particular illness and background. Unlike quantitative research studies, qualitative research studies do not seek statistical and experimental answers for client healing and operational activities but how and why illness influences the life of patients. The purpose of qualitative research study with a particular lens of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) tends to describe a certain phenomenon or social problem by explaining the subject of study. The purpose of this study is to introduce the applications of IPA and summarize the two literature reviews with the application of IPA in the fields of nursing education and public health. The results of this study aim to provide a guideline for potential public health and nursing educators to employ IPA and other related qualitative research methodologies to capture and reform the current teaching curriculum and the rapidly changing society in the health science field.

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  • Kai Hong Tang & Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2017. "A Brief Discussion and Application of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in the Field of Health Science and Public Health," International Journal of Learning and Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 7(3), pages 123-132, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:ijld88:v:7:y:2017:i:3:p:123-132
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    1. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "Exploring International School Teachers and Professional School Staffs’ Social Cognitive Career Perspective on Lifelong Career Development: A Hong Kong Study," Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 7(2), pages 116-121.
    2. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2021. "Upgrading Nursing Students’ Foreign Language and Communication Skills: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Afterschool Enhancement Programmes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-11, May.
    3. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "The Relationship between Teachers and School Professional Staff’s Retention and Managerial Styles," Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 7(1), pages 42-48.
    4. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "Male Nursing Practitioners and Nursing Educators: The Relationship between Childhood Experience, Social Stigma, and Social Bias," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-16, July.
    5. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "I Am a Nursing Student but Hate Nursing: The East Asian Perspectives between Social Expectation and Social Context," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-18, April.
    6. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "Stress, Burnout, and Turnover Issues of Black Expatriate Education Professionals in South Korea: Social Biases, Discrimination, and Workplace Bullying," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-15, May.
    7. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2022. "Experiences of Returning Korean-Chinese Students: The Sociocultural and Psychological Racism Perspectives," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 11, March.
    8. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "The Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nursing Students’ Sense of Belonging: The Experiences and Nursing Education Management of Pre-Service Nursing Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-18, August.
    9. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "I Teach Nursing as a Male Nursing Educator: The East Asian Perspective, Context, and Social Cognitive Career Experiences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-15, June.
    10. Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2020. "How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-19, August.
    11. Sao U. Chan & Luis Miguel Dos Santos, 2019. "Probable Pathological Gambling Behaviors in Macau: Social Cognitive Theory Approach," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 6(1), pages 22-32, January.

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