Calhermeneutical method for interpreting interview text, for the reason that the aim in the technique was to disclose the which means of nurses’ experience of residents’ spiritual demands [44]. The approach of analysis was inspired by Ricoeur’s philosophy [45]. Interpretations on the text consist of a dialectic movement involving understanding the whole text and components in the text, that is consistent together with the hermeneutic Elacestrant (dihydrochloride) strategy [46]. This closeness and distance on the text implies interpreting the text in terms of reading the text for what it says and additional understanding what the text suggests. The evaluation followed 3 measures: na e reading, structural analysis and formulation of a complete understanding.Na e reading (initial reading)Data had been collected from June 2011 to January 2012. At the very least one particular interview was performed at each from the 4 institutions, and a follow-up interview was carried out. Study shows that recurrent understanding dialogue inside a specific group may well increase the understanding of a theme [40,41]. By way of possessing a follow-up interview, we wanted to obtain the participants’ reflections following the initial interview and deepen several of the topics that the nurses discussed in the very first interview [40]. The identical moderator (first author) and observer (second author) performed all eight interviews that have been positioned within the nursing properties, lasted 1 ?- two hours and recordedThe text was read various occasions to grasp the which means as a whole. Through the reading, we tried to focus on the nurses’ lived experiences as they reflected on the residents spiritual and existential expressions. Na e reading was discussed amongst the researchers and further guided the thematic structural evaluation.Structural analysisAll four researchers performed information coding. 1st, the text was divided into which means units. We reflected on the which means units primarily based around the background of PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20425085 the na e understanding then condensed the units to reflect the crucial meaning. We study by way of all of the condensed which means units and reflected on their similarities and variations. Sub-themes were then made, which had been assembled to themes and principal themes. We further reflected on the themes in relation towards the na e understanding, andbehr et al. BMC Nursing 2014, 13:12 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6955/13/Page 4 ofif we discovered a discrepancy among the na e understanding and themes, the structural evaluation procedure was repeated until there was compliance.Complete understandingWe reflected on the themes and sub-themes in relation to our pre-understanding, study question, plus the context in the study, in which we sought a extensive understanding. The credibility of your findings was assessed within the procedure of coding, in that we chosen considerable sections from the participants’ statements and identified explicit themes. We sought to safeguard transparency and trustworthiness by means of quotations from distinctive participations within the presentation on the findings. During the entire approach, we attempted to assess consistency involving the data presented along with the study findings, including each significant and minor themes. By comparing themes towards the naive reading, we strengthened the validity with the evaluation.Ethical considerationsreligious activities, including prayer and singing hymns. Moreover, they observed that residents wanted to connect to them on a private level. The nurses described residents’ earlier interests, such as nature experiences, culture and traditions as spiritual desires, as.