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Area of Science:

Qualitative research methodology
Theoretical framework development
Participant verification

Background:

Parental experiences with children with disabilities or complex health needs are rich and complex.
Existing data analysis methods may not fully capture the nuances of these experiences.
Participant verification is crucial for ensuring the validity of qualitative research findings.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the utility of mind maps for participant verification of an emerging theoretical framework.
To assess the effectiveness of mind maps in representing and validating complex qualitative data.
To investigate parental confirmation or challenge of researcher interpretations of their caregiving experiences.

Main Methods:

Exploratory interviews were conducted with parents of children with disabilities, life-limiting illnesses, or technology dependence.
A random sample of participants reviewed mind maps representing themes, categories, and sub-categories from the interview data.
Participants were asked to confirm or challenge the accuracy of the mind maps in reflecting their experiences.

Main Results:

Major consistencies were found in the experiences of parents across the three study sub-groups.
Mind maps served as an effective tool for presenting complex datasets to participants for verification.
The study demonstrated a novel approach to using mind maps for validating qualitative data.

Conclusions:

Mind maps are a valuable tool for analyzing complex datasets and offer a novel method for participant verification of theoretical frameworks.
This approach enhances the validity of qualitative research by directly involving participants in interpreting their own experiences.
Further research is needed to test the application of mind maps for participant verification in qualitative data analysis.