From Field Diary to Graph Database: Data Collection and Processing of Informal Networks
Recent Publication
This article sheds light on the development of a new method to better understand communication in care facilities. The researchers conducted observations and interviews in a Viennese care home over a period of ten months and visualised the results in a social network analysis. This revealed how complex the processes involved in providing meals are and how different professional groups work together invisibly to master everyday life. Dr Hanna Mayer from the Department of Nursing Science with a focus on Person-Centred Care Research played a key role in this study.
Stöhr, D., van Holten, K., Mayer, H., & Soom Ammann, E. (2025). From Field Diary to Graph Database: Data Collection and Processing of Informal Networks. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251364623
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Hanna Mayer
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Department of Nursing Science with focus on Person-centred Care Research