Qualitative case studies in suicide research: a novice researcher's reflections.
Why you should read this article: • Suicide is a complex public health issue that can be understood by engaging with people who have experienced suicide • Researchers' engagement in case-study research with people who have experienced suicide has not been made known • This article discusses insights...
| Published in: | Nurse Researcher Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 25 - 32 |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Sep2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=187860624&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 187860624 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13515578 6Q0 jtl: Nurse Researcher issn: 13515578 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2025 vid: 33 iid: 3 pid: 6040 pub: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) artinfo: ui: 187860624 10.7748/nr.2025.e1961 187860624 ppf: 25 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Qualitative case studies in suicide research: a novice researcher's reflections. aug: au: Yousiph, Taylor Patterson, Christopher Moxham, Lorna affil: PhD student, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia sug: subj: Suicide Psychosocial Factors Qualitative Studies Case Studies Researcher-Subject Relations Research Personnel Work Experiences Reflection Students, Nursing Student Placement Registration Education, Doctoral Education, Clinical Suicide Risk Factors Patient Safety Professional Role Psychological Well-Being Mental Health Mental Disorders Psychiatric Patients Psychosocial Factors Life Experiences ab: Why you should read this article: • Suicide is a complex public health issue that can be understood by engaging with people who have experienced suicide • Researchers' engagement in case-study research with people who have experienced suicide has not been made known • This article discusses insights and reflections on using qualitative case-study approaches in suicide research, with recommendations for future engagement with case-study and suicide research. Background: The suicide process is a complex and uniquely individual phenomenon. The need to understand and bring meaning to individual experiences of suicide is burgeoning amidst the growing global impacts of suicide. Qualitative case-study research uses multiple forms of evidence to investigate a phenomenon in a certain context. Aim: To present critical reflections on the lead author's doctoral project, which uses a case-study design to investigate people who have experience of suicide and are educating preregistration nurses on clinical placement. Discussion: The lead author reflects critically on, and provides insights into, adopting the qualitative case-study methodology for suicide research, including: defining the role of the researcher; the appropriate use of methods of collecting data; and ensuring participants are safe. Reflexivity played an important role in ensuring the participants' and the lead author's well-being throughout the project, and the authors posit it as a central strategy in future research. Conclusion: Qualitative case-study research is a novel approach to suicide research that aligns with global suicide prevention frameworks and includes people's experiences in the formation of policies, design of interventions and education. Reflection should be a central strategy in such research. Implications for practice: Suicide research requires careful consideration and planning at every stage. Researchers must plan and evaluate participants' safety, the role of the researcher and data collection methods before, during and after the research. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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