Namely, the quality of qualitative research in oncology practice is best assessed according to key domains that include fitness of purpose, theoretical framework, methodological rigor, ethical ...

The study protocol should cover: the research question and aims; rationale for a qualitative approach; the theoretical framework underpinning the qualitative approach; study design; data collection ...

in qualitative research the conceptual framework is developed at the end of the study to illustrate the factors or issues presented in the qualitative data. It is designed to assist in theory building ...