%0 Journal Article
%T LiLEDDA: A Six-Step Forum-Based Netnographic Research Method for Nursing Science
%A MARTIN SALZMANN-ERIKSON
%A HENRIK ERIKSSON
%J Aporia : The Nursing Journal
%D 2012
%I University of Ottawa
%X Internet research methods in nursing science are less developed than in other sciences. We choose to present an approach to conducting nursing research on an internet-based forum. This paper presents LiLEDDA, a six-step forum-based netnographic research method for nursing science. The steps consist of: 1. Literature review and identification of the research question(s); 2. Locating the field(s) online; 3. Ethical considerations; 4. Data gathering; 5. Data analysis and interpretation; and 6. Abstractions and trustworthiness. Traditional research approaches are limiting when studying non-normative and non-mainstream life-worlds and their cultures. We argue that it is timely to develop more up-to-date research methods and study designs applicable to nursing science that reflect social developments and human living conditions that tend to be increasingly online-based.
%K anthropology
%K Internet
%K methods
%K nursing
%K qualitative research
%U http://www.oa.uottawa.ca/journals/aporia/articles/2012_10/salzmann-erikson_eriksson.pdf