Aim To evaluate the characteristics and methodology consistency in nursing research with descriptive phenomenological design. Design Scoping review methodology. Data sources Three electronic databases (CINAHL, Embase, PubMed) were systematically searched

Qualitative research in health care is an increasingly complex research field, particularly when doing phenomenology. In nursing and midwifery, qualitative approaches dealing with the lived experiences of patients, families and professionals are necessary.

Background Qualitative descriptive designs are common in nursing and healthcare research due to their inherent simplicity, flexibility and utility in diverse healthcare contexts. However, the application of descriptive research is sometimes critiqued

Descriptive phenomenology investigates the essence of how phenomena are consciously experienced (Giorgi, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012; Moustakas, 1994; Vagle, 2018). Researchers wishing to conduct descriptive phenomenological studies may struggle to find

Aim: To provide insight into how descriptive and interpretive phenomenological research approaches can guide nurse researchers during the generation and application of knowledge. Background: Phenomenology is a discipline that investigates people's

Background and aim: Descriptive phenomenology is widely used in social science research as a method to explore and describe the lived experience of individuals. It is a philosophy and a scientific method and has undertaken many variations as it has