Box 14.12
Examples of grounded theory analyses
Chenitz and Swanson (1986) Set of grounded theory studies on a range of nursing topics.
Drisko (1998) Application of grounded theory in the social work context of an evaluation of family preservation programmes.
Glaser and Strauss (1965, 1968) The two original grounded theory studies, focusing on the process of dying in hospitals.
Madill et al. (2000) Discussion of two simple studies using grounded theory to analyse interviews with relatives of individuals diagnosed as schizophrenic. Comparison of analyses carried out using realist, contextualist and radical constructionist epistemologies.
Morrow and Smith (1995) Grounded theory study of survival from, and coping with, childhood sexual abuse, leading to development of visual model.
Wuest (2000) Feminist grounded theory study of women’s caring. Focuses on the ‘emerging fit’ with existing research on health care relationships.