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    Exploring the Challenges of Context in Accessing Mental Health Support in Rural New Zealand: A Case Study Approach.
    (John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2024-10-28) Ferris-Day P; Harvey C; Minton C; Donaldson A
    Objective This paper explores the complexities that impact access to mental health services in rural New Zealand. Historical, cultural, social and political factors will be examined against the philosophical positioning of Foucault and Fairclough. Study Design This research is a single-embedded case study design exploring participants' discourses in the context of a rural, bounded geographical area of New Zealand. Results The results show that mental health support that addresses people's actual needs rather than the needs that governments map against ever-changing policy is required and that an awareness of context within case study research is important. Discussion The process of case study design is described, including building upon a rationale for selecting the case, collecting data and conducting case analysis and interpretation. This study examines factors influencing the real-life rural context of accessing mental health support. This article demonstrates that case-study research can be valuable for navigating context complexity and developing nuanced understandings of complex phenomena. Conclusion The paper highlights how the multifaceted case study context is more than mapping discourses against a rural backdrop. It is necessary to consider the power dynamics that shape experiences and their impact on service creation and its consequent delivery. Implications for Research Policy and Practice Rather than services being created that are complex and not meeting people's needs, there is a need to listen to the people who have experienced mental health distress and provide services and support in locations other than clinical settings.
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    Grounded Theory Method and Symbolic Interactionism: Freedom of Conceptualization and the Importance of Context in Research
    (Institut für Qualitative Forschung, Internationale Akademie Berlin gGmbH, 30/09/2022) Hewitt S; Mills J; Hoare K; Sheridan N
    Symbolic interactionism (SI), a perspective used to understand human conduct, is commonly said to underpin grounded theory methodology (GTM). However, the purpose of GTM is to produce substantive explanatory social theory from data without reliance on prior assumptions. Therefore, some argue that SI is an unnecessary theoretical constraint on the principal aim of GTM —the free conceptualization of data. In this article we use examples from an ongoing constructionist grounded theory study into the negotiation of nurses' roles in general practice in New Zealand, to demonstrate how SI can inform GTM regarding conceptual development and context. We argue that by asking three questions from a symbolic interactionist perspective, at each stage of the research process, freedom of conceptualization may be enhanced and awareness of contextual matters promoted to better bridge world views.