What criterion of scientific rigor for qualitative research is ...

[rmenurse]

What criterion of scientific rigor for qualitative research is met when the research report leads the reader from the research question and raw data through the steps of analysis and interpretation of the data?
 
  a. Confirmability
  b. Auditability
  c. Fittingness
  d. Credibility

Question 2

Which title suggests an ethnographic study?
 
  a. The phenomenon of breast self-examination among African American women
  b. The lived experience of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
  c. The need for culturally sensitive cancer prevention patient education materials
  d. The challenge of retaining femininity after mastectomy

[Benayers]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Confirmability refers to the degree the research findings can be confirmed or corroborated by other studies.
B Auditability refers to the adequacy of information that leads a reader through the steps of data analysis to interpretation of the findings.
C Fittingness refers to the study's faithfulness to everyday reality (e.g., if the findings ring true to the reader).
D Credibility refers to measures taken to ensure the accuracy of the findings, usually by cross-checking information with the participants.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A

Feedback
A Researchers use the ethnographic method to examine cultural variations in health. The other answers do not refer to issues of cultural behavior.
B Lived experience is consistent with phenomenology research.
C The need for culturally sensitive educational material is a patient need but not a research study.
D Femininity after mastectomy is not a research topic that specifically addresses issues of cultural variations.