茁根理論之介紹－以“臺灣地區殘病老人家庭照護品質”研究爲例
摘要
The purpose of this article is to introduce the process of Grounded Theory methodology and illustrate with a study of “quality of family care of frail elders in Taiwan”. Each step of Grounded Theory including the selection of research questions, the use of literature, theoretical sampling, data analysis and evaluation of theory is presented with the example study in this article. The purpose of the example study was to explore the attributes of variables related to the quality of family care of frail elders in Taiwan. A total of 8 families of frail elders and their home health care nurses were interviewed. The core category “Finding a balance point” emerged from the data. “Finding a balance point” was used by caregivers to achieve or preserve interactive equilibrium in caregiving. The findings of this study add a new perspective to the caregiving process in Taiwan, and provide a basis for development of nursing interventions.