Methodology
The methodology of this study was based on the ‘naturalistic’
or ‘constructed’ research paradigm (Erlandson et al. 1993).
The naturalistic approach allowed the participants to express
their experiences in their own words and in the ‘natural
setting’ where they work. It helped to reveal how the context –
the hospital ward, treatment method and position of
nurses – influences nurses’ creation of meaning (for anorexia,
recovery and therapeutic relationships) (Lincoln & Guba
1985).