Qualitative dyadic analysis in care partnership research: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic illness impacts not only individuals affected by it, but also those who care for them. Care partnerships recognize that health conditions are often shared, dyadic experiences. Qualitative dyadic analysis, which foregrounds the dyad as the unit of analysis, is a method that can enhance understanding of illness as a joint experience. However, when perspectives of dyad members are collected separately, their subsequent analysis as a unit can be challenging.

Objective

To review and summarize qualitative literature where data have been collected through separate individual interviews with patient and care partner dyads and analyzed at the dyadic level.

Methods

A scoping review guided by Joanna Briggs Institute methodology was undertaken. Databases (Ovid'

SUBMITTER: Parks ASE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801508 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature