Authors
1 Qazvin University of Medical Science
2 Tehran University of Medical Science
Abstract
Introduction: has been used gradually in nursing research. While this method is important in nursing, thereare not enough Persian manuscripts. Therefore, this study was performed to review previousresearches in order to clarify and describe definitions, classifications, principles and conceptualbases of autoethnography. Persian and foreign articles and books were used in this reviewstudy.Autoethnography is one of the most modern methods of qualitative research. ItMethod: Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ProQuest, PsycINFO, Social Sciences Index,ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Medline databases. Articles from each of these databases wereexamined to identify major themes, as well as areas of agreement and disagreement acrossdisciplines.Keywords of "autoethnography" and "nursing" were searched in Cumulative Index toResults: explores personal experiences as the sources of data.Autoethnography is a subgroup of ethnography. In this method, the researcherConclusion: knowledge.Autoethnography is a major method in nursing research that can develop new
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