Presented at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Aided Qualitative Research 24 & 25 February 2011, Macau SAR Organised by Merlien Institute Check out our upcoming conferences on this topic at http://www.merlien.org

1. DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN PAP
SMEAR TEST: A NOVICE’S EXPERIENCE
WITH CAQDAS (NVIVO) TO EXPEDITE
ANALYSIS
ANISAH BAHAROM
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA
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2. TALKING POINTS….
MY STUDY
WHAT NVIVO CAN DO
WHAT I WANT
HOW I ACHIEVED
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3. SCOPE OF DISCUSSION
Working from ‘what I
want’ to ‘how to get the
computer to do it’ for me
Using sets and queries in
carrying out cross analysis
Tracking the trail of
subthemes
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4. • Aim:
MY STUDY
• To explore the process women go through when making
decision regarding pap smear.
• Methods:
• Phenomenological approach
• Purposive sampling – age 20 to 65, Malay, married, with
children, had pap smear done, rural area
• Semi-structured face-to face individual interviews; recorded
• Consent for interview & recording
• 12 women
• Preliminary Result:
• Seven elements
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5. MY STUDY
Information
Reflections Decision
acquirement
Emotions Reasoning
Information
Final push
seeking
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6. WHAT NVIVO CAN DO…..
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7. WHAT I WANTED……
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
Process
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C7
C8
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8. The process
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9. Multiple nodes
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10. HOW I ACHIEVED: Create sets
• 2 methods of creating sets:
From ‘Nodes’
in Navigation
view
From ‘Sets’ in
Navigation
view
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11. Choosing (Tree) Nodes OR Sets
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12. Tree Nodes
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13. HOW I ACHIEVED:
Create sets in ‘Nodes’ in Navigation view
STEP 1 – Identify/select the items I want in a particular set
e.g. Information acquirement
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14. Note:
Can select child
Multiple selection nodes from
using ‘Shift’ can different parent
only be done for node – hence, can
the same level of customize sets and
nodes only. not adhere to parent
node.
Can add set members
when needed later
(in ‘Sets’ as well as
‘Nodes’ view – right-
click).
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15. HOW I ACHIEVED: Create sets
STEP 2 – Right-mouse click - Create as Set and……..
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16. HOW I ACHIEVED: Create sets
STEP 3: Name the set – Info acquirement (OK)
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17. HOW I ACHIEVED: Create sets
STEP 4: See the list of sets in ‘Sets’ in Navigation View
and the set members
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18. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
STEP 5: Do cross analysis using sets – go to Queries.
Also use it to double cross-check in the
initial stages of data entry.
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19. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
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20. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
Select ‘Cases’ for ‘Rows’
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21. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
Select ‘Sets’ for ‘Columns’ and select the particular sets
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22. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
Fill up for Matrix
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23. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries
Fill up ‘Query options’ and ‘Run’
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24. HOW I ACHIEVED: Queries results
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25. HOW I ACHIEVED: Create sets in ‘Sets’
• STEP 1 – Identify the sets
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26. HOW I ACHIEVED…….
• Step 2 – Add set members
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27. HOW I ACHIEVED…….
• STEP 3 – Select set members
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28. HOW I ACHIEVED…….
• STEP 5 – Use ‘Sets’ for ‘Queries’
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29. WHAT NVIVO CAN DO……
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30. WHAT NVIVO CAN DO……
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31. WHAT I WANT……
What was coded for each case/ particular case
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
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32. HOW I ACHIEVED………
Use ‘Grouped Find’ in ‘Tools’ e.g emotions
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33. HOW I ACHIEVED………
‘Scope’ – select the case > ‘Range’ - select the code e.g
emotions > click ‘Find now’
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34. HOW I ACHIEVED………
Results
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35. ‘Grouped Find’
Track nodes
used for a
case
Able to create
case-based
model
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36. ‘Man is still the most extraordinary
computer of all’
(John F. Kennedy, 1963)
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37. Presented at the Asia-Pacific conference on
Computer-Aided Qualitative Research
24 & 25 Feb 2011, Macau SAR
For more information about our upcoming conferences
Please visit: http://www.merlien.org
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