Bruno José Barcellos Fontanella

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the use of saturation sampling as a methodological concept, frequently employed in descriptions of qualitative studies in various areas of knowledge, particularly in the field of health care, and discuss and confront the following topics: definition of sampling closure by theoretical saturation, difficulties in the acceptance and operationalization of intentional samples, adequate size of the intentional sample, the significance of valuing what is repeated or the differences contained in the sample reports, inadequate uses of expressions containing the term saturation, and finally possible metaphors for understanding the concept.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a method to organize sample closing by saturation, with a sequence of eight procedural steps for treating and analyzing data collected through open or semi-structured interviews or focus groups.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the characterization of non-directed interviews, directiveness of interviews, approach techniques, observation of nonverbal and paraverbal manifestations, registry techniques / speech transcription, and validity/reliability of nondirected interviews.

TL;DR: In this paper, an ensaio aborda aspectos das dimensoes cognitiva e afetiva, tanto do participante quanto do pesquisador, that se mostram presentes durante a coleta de dados por meio de entrevistas.

TL;DR: In this paper, a partir de pesquisas concluidas junto a Laboratorio de Pesquisa Clinico-Qualitativa da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, authors abordam, neste artigo, os seguintes pontos: caracterizacao de entrevistas nao-dirigidas, diretividade das entrevista, tecnicas de abordagem, observacao of manifestacoes naoverbais e para-ver