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Phenomenology has become an increasingly popular research approach within nursing over the last 25 years. Its roots are within the philosophical movement, and Edmund Husserl (1857-1938) is recognised as one of its figureheads. Its popularity within nursing can be attributed to the fact that phenomenology is an ideal framework for studying life experiences. The main focus of this type of inquiry is to describe particular phenomena (or things) in terms of subjective lived experience. The phenomenological researcher strives to identify the true ‘essence’ or meaning of the phenomenon, and present this as it truly appears to the participants, a concept which Husserl (
Nurse Researcher. 11, 4, 20-29. doi: 10.7748/nr2004.07.11.4.20.c6212
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