Abstract

Experiences of researchers interviewing older men with prostate cancer Not enough research is being done into the experiences of older men with prostate cancer. This article describes the research steps with regard to conducting semi-structured interviews with men aged 70 years and older who were diagnosed with prostate cancer. The researchers interviewed the men about their experiences with prostate cancer and the care they received. The course of the investigation, from selecting the patients to the coding and analyzing of the transcripts with affinity diagramming, is discussed. Special attention is paid to the assumptions of the researchers at the start of the study and their reflection on the process afterwards.

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