Pre-Understanding—A Threat to Validity in Qualitative Caring Science Research?

This article is devoted to reflections on how prevent pre-understanding from influencing the research process and jeopardizing validity of a study. Influences preunderstanding are exemplified empirical lifeworld-led caring science research. Finally, there discussion as natural attitude therefore also an important part lifeworld. It concluded that requires self-critical approach. suggested descriptive analysis, where findings fairly close data, involves less problematic approach than research, which special attention in connection with different levels interpretation.