Reflexive Thematic Analysis for Applied Qualitative Health Research

• Published in: Qualitative report Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 2011 - 2028
• Main Authors: Campbell, Karen, Orr, Elizabeth, Durepos, Pamela, Nguyen, Linda, Li, Lin, Whitmore, Carly, Gehrke, Paige, Graham, Leslie, Jack, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Lauderdale The Qualitative Report 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Coding; Data; Data Analysis; Definitions; Epistemology; Focus Groups; Graduate students; Grounded Theory; Health problems; Health research; Medical research; Qualitative research; Reflexivity; Researcher subject relations; Researchers; Semantics; Semiotics; Shared Resources and Services; Subjectivity; Teaching Methods; Teams; Verstehen; Nigeria

Thematic analysis is a widely cited method for analyzing qualitative data. As a team of graduate students, we sought to explore methods of data analysis that were grounded in qualitative philosophies and aligned with our orientation as applied health researchers. We identified reflexive thematic ana...