Heideggerian Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research Articles

In pursuit of credibility: Evaluating the divergence between member-checking and hermeneutic phenomenology

Credibility refers to the trustworthiness, genuineness, and plausibility of the research findings and has always been a contentious issue in qualitative research, particularly for those conducting studies on the hermeneutic phenomenology paradigm. The relationship between credibility and high qualitative research is noted by many qualitative scholars. Member checking, also known as participant or respondent validation, is a technique for exploring the credibility of results where data or results are returned to participants to check for accuracy and resonance with their experiences. Although member-checking has long been accepted as the gold standard in quantitative research, research shows that it is not the pinnacle for expressing rigor in Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology because it contradicts many of the underpinning philosophies. Within this article the author explores how member checking has been used in published research and presents a brief overview of the various discourses on member checking in qualitative research. The author discusses the importance of evaluating whether the method fits with the theoretical position of a study and the importance to consider how member checking was undertaken and for what purpose. It is essential that researchers are transparent about what they hope to achieve with the method and how their claims about credibility and validity fit with their epistemological stance.

Business Owners’ Presupposition of Vision and Innovation Strategies: A Heidegger Phenomenology Review of Business World

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain deeper insights into how presupposition influences the vision and serves as a foundation for selecting effective innovation strategies among Tionghoa entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Theoretical Framework: The hermeneutics phenomenology approach used in this study focuses on understanding individuals' lived experiences and subjective interpretations of the world. It involves exploring the meaning and essence of human experiences, thoughts, and emotions within a specific context. Methodology: The study adopts a qualitative method focuses on investigating the practices and values among Tionghoa entrepreneurs in Indonesia. The emphasis is on interpretation, understanding, and the significance of subjective experiences rather than quantifiable data. As a qualitative approach, this study involves conducting interviews and content analysis. Findings: The result of this study shows that Tionghoa entrepreneurs' presupposition in Indonesia, which are founded on their day to day interactions, are critically important in determining how they interpret the business vision they pursue and how they explore business innovations. Research, Practical & Social implications: The study's findings provide novel insights that apart from statistical analysis, which yields numerical data, presupposition holds a fundamental role in shaping the perception of the business landscape. Originality/value: Through Martin Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology approach, the study offer deeper understanding into the role of presupposition as a fundamental component in defining the way Tionghoa entrepreneurs in Indonesia interpret the business world and its implications for their entrepreneurial pursuits.

The COVID-19 Conundrum and the Lived Experiences of Indonesian Final Year University Students

The overarching research on the COVID-19 pandemic is dominated by the science-medical research area. There is a lacuna of research addressing the social dimension of the pandemic in relation to everyday lives. This research has utilized Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology to address the question of “How do Indonesian final-year students deal with the pandemic, and how do they make sense of it through their lived experiences?”. Focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were generated in order to interview 24 final-year university students. The findings and discussion revealed that two major themes emerged: challenges and disappointments. The participants cited supervision problems along with unsupportive home situations and loneliness/isolation as the challenges during this pandemic. This research also explored the way in which a sense of disappointment lies within the displacement of their living events, such as the loss of a spatial identity which is represented by the university spaces, through to the missed chance of having a graduation ceremony. The COVID-19 pandemic is a spiraling conundrum wherein the physical dimension of health often eclipses the mental-psychological dimension. This research demonstrates that the lasting effect of the pandemic stretches beyond the materiality discourses of public health. The social dimensions of everyday living experiences should be taken into consideration by policymakers, including university boards, when formulating higher education policies during the pandemic.

Expectant Fathers' perceptions towards high-risk pregnancy and experiences in this period: A study of hermeneutic phenomenology

BackroundHigh-risk pregnancy affects maternal and infant health negatively and it may be the beginning of a process with traumatic outcomes for women and their spouses. Identifying the experiences and perceptions of expectant fathers in this process is important to develop support factors for women and their spouses. ObjectiveTo identify expectant fathers' perceptions towards high-risk pregnancy and their experiences during the high-risk pregnancy period. ParticipantsFifteen expectant fathers whose spouses were admitted to the hospital due to high-risk pregnancy were interviewed for the study. DesignThis study was conducted using an interpretive paradigm based on the Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology, which is a qualitative research method. Data were collected through in-depth telephonic interviews. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. FindingsFour main themes were obtained: “Emotional burden”, “Coping mechanisms”, “Adaptation to fatherhood” and “High-risk pregnancy journey”. The expectant fathers said that they had so many emotions during this process, could cope by praying and with support from their spouses, longed for their unborn child and had increased responsibilities due to paternity. ConclusionsThe results of this study indicated that men struggled emotionally, had very few coping strategies, questioned the high-risk pregnancy process, had several expectations and formed father-infant attachment during the high-risk pregnancy. Further studies are needed that review how midwives and nurses can support expectant fathers in this process and that provide opportunities for the improvement of clinical roles in this regard.

“Operating Room Effectiveness”: Phenomenological Qualitative Study In Hospital

This study investigates the experience of health and medical personnel in hospital operating rooms and to evaluate the effectiveness of activities in operating rooms and ventilation conditions in hospitals. This study was designed as a qualitative research based on Heidegger's Hermeneutic Phenomenology Approach. The research method was carried out on health and medical personnel working in the operating room (OR) as observers. The research data were collected using an open and unstructured interview form. This form includes items that question the operating room design and operating room ventilation conditions. Data analysis used the Miles & Huberman method with the stages of data reduction, data display, and conclusion or verification. The research findings were obtained from seven informants (health and medical personnel) consisting of three men and four women. Age ranged from 30 to 45 years. Two themes and twelve sub-themes were determined as a result of data analysis. The research themes are (1) the effectiveness of operating room layout and (2) the effectiveness of operating room ventilation. This study concludes and provides important information about the physical requirements of the hospital operating room and the effectiveness for working professionally experience workers in the operating room (OR). It is understood that the room layout in the hospital is very good in helping smooth preoperative and postoperative handling. And operating room ventilation already supports good air circulation and is easy to control its use. But still found another room that causes noise. Hospital management must consider the type of activity, use of equipment, and/or other sources of noise, whether in the operating room building, ventilation of the operating room without a positive pressure system. So, the hospital must be able to pay attention to air humidity and pay attention to the state of the ventilation system and air filtration in the operating room so as to reduce the risk of preoperative and postoperative wound infections.

Deaf-Blindness through the Voices and Experiences of Parents and Educators.

This qualitative study used the experiences of parents and educators to explore the developmental processes and behaviors of deafblind people of different ages and with different etiologies. It also explored which strategies of intervention and care employed by parents and educators best promote and stimulate the abilities and the autonomy of deafblind people. Eligible parents and educators were identified and recruited from the New York Parents Association for Deafblind and the Helen Keller National Center on Long Island using purposeful sampling. Seven mothers, one father, and two educators were interviewed using a narrative method. Data analysis was performed using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. The themes that emerged concern communication, expression of emotions, sense of self and external reality, autonomy, and the sphere of educational intervention. This research goes beyond existing knowledge on the syndromes/disabilities related to deafblindness, focusing instead on the combinations of varying degrees of hearing and sight deprivation.

Early symptom recognition and symptom management among exacerbation COPD patients: A qualitative study

BackgroundAn acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is the most cause of deaths in COPD patient. It induces COPD patients often end in unexpected or unpredictable death. ObjectivesThe purposes were to explore the lived experiences of symptom recognition and to explain the pattern of symptom management successfully among exacerbation COPD patients. DesignA Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology approach. SettingThe interviews took place in participants' home by using android or iOS (iPhone) phone. ParticipantsTwenty participants were recruited until saturation by purposive sampling technique. MethodsThe semi-structured interview was used to capture detailed experiences verbatim. Data analysis based on a seven-stage hermeneutical process. ResultsTwo constitutive patterns with relational themes were identified. First, symptom recognition, consisted of four themes: meaning of AECOPD, pattern of AECOPD, warning signs and prodromal symptoms, and risk factors of AECOPD. Second, symptom management, consisted of four themes: methods of symptom management (during AECOPD state), methods of symptom management (during stable COPD state for helping to prevent AECOPD state), knowledge source of symptom management, and factors influencing symptom recognition and symptom management. ConclusionsThe use of a Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology as a research methodology fulfilled the aims of this study. It will enable healthcare professionals to select and advise the strategies or methods that will be the most likely to appropriate within the limits set by individual capabilities for promoting the best quality of life in COPD patients.

Transitional Experiences from Clinical Nurse Experts to Novice Nurse Lecturers in the University for Local Development in Thailand: A Phenomenological Study

Background: Nurse lecturers play a vital role in producing professional and competent nurses through teaching and practicing in universities. It is challenging for clinical nurse experts to adapt to being nurse lecturers in the university for local development. Exploring this transitional experience is essential to learn how nurses adapt themselves to their new roles.Purpose: This study aimed to describe the transitional experiences from clinical nurse experts to novice nurse lecturers in the context of the university for local development.Methods: The Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology was used as a research methodology. The purposive sampling was utilized to select eight novice nurse lecturers as participants. Data were ethically collected using in-depth interviews, observations, field records, and voice recordings. The collected data were then transcribed verbatim, and a thematic analysis based on van Manen’s method was applied for data analysis.Results: The findings showed five major themes and four sub-themes, including: (1) Reasons for becoming a nurse lecturer in the university for local development, consisting of having a successful career and desiring to serve the community in their hometown; (2) Learning to work by relying on themselves; (3) Learning and teaching through an offered service for local development; (4) Seeking support, consisting of focusing on students as moral support and asking for recommendations from colleagues; and (5) Confidently moving forward.Conclusion: Understanding transitional experience from clinical nurse experts to novice nurse lecturers in the university for local development is very challenging, especially in managing difficulties in the role transition. It is expected that nursing schools provide an effective orientation and mentorship programs to help nurse lecturers promote their role transition efficiently.

A Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Ghanaian Patients Living With End-Stage Renal Disease.

There is a lack of knowledge regarding perceptions, feelings, and experiences of Ghanaian patients living with ESRD. This study aimed to discover the experience and meaning of living with ESRD. This qualitative study was conducted using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. A total of 13 participants were purposefully selected, and data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews. The recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner method. After the final analysis, five main themes emerged: Spiritual fluctuation, Living in uncertainty, Period of agony and frustration, Tough fortification, and Changed roles and status. This study provided deep insight and understanding regarding the lived experiences of patients living with end-stage renal disease in Ghana. The results of this study may benefit nursing care in terms of considering the patients' lived experiences to provide quality and person-centered care.

Mothering sweetness mixed with the bitterness of death: the lived mothering experience of near-miss mothers

Purpose Maternal near miss (MNM) refers to women who survive death as a result of life-threatening obstetric complications or organ system dysfunction during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum. The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of mothering experiences in survivors ‘mothers due maternal near miss event. Materials and methods Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology guided this qualitative study. The study was conducted 1 June and 30 December 2019. The sampling was purposeful with maximum variation of 11 near miss mother that used unstructured face-to-face interview for data collection. Data analyzed using Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner seven stage thematic analysis approach. Findings Emergent theme was “mothering sweetness mixed with the bitterness of death.” The two themes constituting the essence was: “An Angel with Broken Wings” and “Mothering in the Shadow of Death.” The subthemes comprised five sub-sub themes which emerged from over 850 meaning units. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA10 software. Conclusion Maternal health providers need to know that it is not enough only to focus on saving the mother’s physical life. While strengthening the role of mothering is essential element to support near-miss mothers who have experienced difficult physical and psychological conditions. The “beyond numbers” concept, implies that it is not enough only to focus on saving the mother’s physical life. Removing barriers in order to achieve to early mothering, can have a significant impact on reducing the psychological burden of MNM events.

Adolescent mothers with babies in neonatal ICU: phenomenological reflections on life and death

Adolescent motherhood is a relevant subject for the reality of health services in Brazil, considering that this phenomenon has an important impact on adolescents' lives. Children of adolescent mothers may be a potential audience for the Neonatal Intensive Care Units, a setting of strong emotions, where mothers are facing the illness and death of their babies. This study aims to understand the experience of motherhood for adolescent mothers of infants hospitalized in Neonatal ICU, from the heideggerian Hermeneutic Phenomenology. The sample is composed of five adolescents aged 15 to 19. The construction of the data came from a triggering question: How is it for you to be a teenager and the mother of a baby hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit? The analysis was based on the heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. The narratives of adolescents shed light on some facets of the phenomenon under study: the place of family relationships; the ruptures and changes arising from motherhood; the fear raised by the neonatal ICU environment; becoming a mother by the child care; the presence of religion as a defense and the fear of dealing with the finitude of the baby.

Typed news: suicide in digital media agenda

The research proposed an investigation on how the comprehension of suicide is shown by narratives of blogs from the city of Garanhuns and its region. Blogs with news about this type of death were cartographed, taking the clinical cartography as a path that looks for to aim the cartographer's experience as the main way of comprehending the actors and scenery that had come to meet. The Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology appeared as a possible lumen for the approach related to the phenomena that were revealed. In this direction, five (5) news were selected. Four (4) are regarding to the year of 2017, and one (1) to the year of 2018. It was used the "Analítica do Sentido", from Dulce Critelli, as a method to bring the phenomena to light, as well as the comprehensive analysis, as a means to comprehend them, in a way that the methodology was taken as a path that does not look for unique truths, as conceives it as an unveilment. It was perceived through the investigation: criminalization of suicide; body exposure; spectacularization of death in contemporaneity; victimization; the look that patologizes the phenomenon and the impersonality of anouncing "another" suicide.

Reading Heidegger.

Heidegger's philosophy is a significant contribution to understanding the meaning of lived experience. Recognizing this, nurses and other health professionals have taken on the research approach of Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. This requires reading the writing of Heidegger. Philosophers themselves acknowledge this writing is dense, difficult to grasp, uses language for which there is no easy translation, and leaves the reader with more questions than answers. Drawing on commentary from philosophers who seek to read Heidegger and from a research study which interviewed doctoral students who were "reading Heidegger," we seek to show the nature of the experience of pursuing such a challenging quest.

Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology as method: modelling analysis through a meta-synthesis of articles on Being-towards-death.

While the richness of Heideggerian philosophy is attractive as a healthcare research framework, its density means authors rarely utilise its fullest possibilities as an hermeneutic analytic structure. This article aims to clarify Heideggerian hermeneutic analysis by taking one discrete element of Heideggerian philosophy (Being-towards-death), and using it's clearly defined structure to conduct a meta-synthesis of Heideggerian phenomenological studies on the experience of living with a potentially life-limiting illness. The findings richly illustrate Heidegger's philosophy that there is either an inauthentic positioning towards death, or an authentic positioning towards death with a proposition that (1) death is certain; (2) death is indefinite; (3) death is non-relational; and (4) death is not-to-be-outstripped. None of the 29 included studies on the experience of a confrontation with death fully utilised this framework, despite claiming a grounding in Heideggerian thought. This demonstrates the value in modelling how Heideggerian existential structures can be used proactively as analytical 'hooks' for data in research claiming a basis in this philosophy and/or method. By modelling the potential application of an important Heideggerian philosophical construct to published qualitative data, this meta-synthesis has revealed new domains and more nuanced understandings of the temporal structure of Being-towards-death. Such an approach helps to more fully unveil the existential concerns of people at the core of interpretative phenomenological enquiry and may provide a blueprint to map either primary or synthesised data to other key ontological existentials.

“The upward spiral staircase of caring”: A hermeneutic phenomenology study of the caring competency of Filipino nurses grounded in competency‐based education

AbstractBackgroundDespite an enormous amount of research supporting the necessity for a caring perspective in nursing education, the literature reflects a dearth of information on efforts to uphold the internalization of the value of caring throughout the nursing curricula.AimTo explore the lived experiences of the nurses in relation to their caring competency grounded in competency‐based education (CBE) pedagogy.MethodsThis study is a Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. The professional nurses (n = 10) were selected using purposive sampling from a tertiary private hospital in Manila, Philippines, between February and March 2016. The data were collected through in‐depth semi‐structured interview and observation. The analysis and interpretation were guided by Van Manen's six‐step method of phenomenology, and the criteria of qualitative scientific rigor were followed.Results and DiscussionThe results revealed five themes: (1) caring as outcome‐oriented; (2) caring as transformative moment by moment; (3) caring as selfless commitment; (4) caring as valuing the worth of human life; and (5) caring as an achievement of a transcendent level of self‐fulfillment. Further, the caring competency of nurses was symbolically represented by an upward spiral staircase which could be considered as a metaphor for growth.ConclusionThe CBE was found to be effective in developing the caring competency of nurses, wherein it goes through a complex transformation process as they face different kinds of situations and experiences. The caring competent nurse can provide a holistic approach in providing care to various types of patients.

The Meaning of Grades: Stories of Undergraduate, Master's, and Doctoral Nursing Students.

Although the literature is replete with information about grades, there is a lack of empirical evidence about the meaning of grades to nursing students. This study sought to understand the meaning of grades for nursing students at all educational levels. Using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology, 46 nursing students from 14 schools were asked to tell about a time that stood out to them when they were graded. They then reflected on their story and described what this experience meant to them. Data analysis revealed several themes. The main theme was "needing an A." It was discussed by students at every level of nursing education. Students not only needed to get an A, but also they needed to get an A in every course they took, causing stress and disappointment when they were unable to achieve these grades. It seemed that what they were learning was not as important as the grade they received.

The lived experience of people with intellectual disabilities in post-secondary or higher education

The transformational role education plays in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities has not been fully examined. The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate the meanings people with intellectual disabilities construct of their experiences in post-secondary and higher education. Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology was the qualitative methodology adopted for the study. Individual interviews were conducted with 27 people with intellectual disabilities and analysed in stages. These stages included the creation of I-Poems offering a unique opportunity for individual participant voices to be heard. Three core themes emerged to describe living an authentic life: learning (with the emphasis on increased skills, independence and opportunities); relationships (in particular, the importance of friendships), and perceptions including the existing realities of life for those with intellectual disabilities. The findings advance previous work highlighting the link between living a more authentic life and how education transforms how people with intellectual disabilities view themselves.

Lived Experiences of Battered Women in Ozamiz City, Philippines

Domestic violence is prevalent not only in the Philippines but also in other countries. This study explored how battered women viewed their experiences as victims using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach (van Manen, 2016). Using purposive sampling and snowball technique, the study identified six battered women who were interviewed using researcher-made guide questions. The responses generated from the interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology which aimed to understand the lived experiences of the participants. Four central themes were identified, namely recurrence of physical abuse, endurance to pain, disempowerment of women, and love for family. Battered women prefer to stay home and endure their husbands’ battering to protect children and family from social stigma.

Being nurse–politicians in Thailand: A phenomenological research

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of being a nurse–politician using Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology. Seven nurse–politicians willingly participated in this study. They used to be members of the House of Representatives in Thailand and had held at least one term in their political position. In-depth tape-recorded interviews, observation and field notes were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using content analysis and van Manen's method. The study findings fell into three major themes: 1. Becoming a politician. Nurses entered a political party for different reasons including: 1.1) born into a politician's family, 1.2) intention to stop corruption, 1.3) response to a family request, and 1.4) invitation from an idolized politician; 2. Applying nursing science to help people by: 2.1) being an honest politician, 2.2) applying holistic healthcare to help people, and 2.3) supporting health promotion rather than curative measures; and 3. Supporting the nursing profession. They supported the nursing profession by: 3.1) promoting the Professional Nursing Act, 3.2) fighting for adequate nurse staffing, and 3.3) assisting nurses who get into trouble from unfair management systems. The findings from this study provide an understanding of how nurse–politicians experience being both a nurse and a politician. It is recommended that nursing institutions and nursing organizations should encourage professional nurses to participate in political activities and to promote nurse citizens in their efforts to become nurse–politicians.

Supporting spirituality in the care of older people living with dementia: a hermeneutic phenomenological inquiry into nurses’ experiences

Spirituality is defined as a search for answers to existential questions about the meaning of life and the individual's relationship with the sacred or transcendent. This relationship may or may not involve affiliation with a specific religion. Studies on spirituality have focused on palliative care, and there are limited studies into the spirituality in the care of older people with dementia. To describe the experiences of nurses supporting spirituality in the care of older people living with dementia. This study, informed by Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology, was conducted in 2014/15. Data were collected by interviewing a purposive sample of 17 nurses. Supporting the spirituality of older people with dementia was seen as understanding their spirituality within a framework of person-centeredness and individuality. The participants came to understand the spiritual needs of older people with dementia through both verbal and nonverbal expression and by learning about older people's individual spiritual backgrounds. Meeting spiritual needs meant approaching the person with dementia as a valuable human as well as paying attention, to and supporting, his/her personal philosophy of life within nursing care. Learning and developing an understanding of the spiritual needs of older people with dementia is challenging. The nurses offered person-centred, spiritual care, to people with dementia from a variety of perspectives, which is important in the provision of comprehensive care. There is a need to find usable tools to help nurses to learn and understand the individual spiritual needs of older people with dementia and to explore how these older adults experience having their spirituality supported within their nursing care.