This framework serves as an analytical model to deal with "the way language construes attitude and enables writers/speakers to position themselves evaluatively with respect to the viewpoints of potential respondents and other speakers/writers" (White and Thomson 2008: 10).
This study used a qualitative design, using focus groups as a vehicle for acquiring the viewpoints of many respondents in a short period of time.
Similarities and differences of the situations described in the text units were noted and used to qualify the diversity of respondents' viewpoints.
Thematic analysis was chosen because of its ability to directly represent the descriptions of respondents' viewpoints, experiences, beliefs, and perceptions [ 28].
Due to the small number of participants included in studies employing Q-methodology, generalization is limited and finding out the proportion of respondents that hold particular viewpoints is not possible [ 38, 39].
Although our study shows a preference by workers for financial rewards, it is worth considering the viewpoints of the few respondents suggesting that monetary incentive schemes need to be accompanied by a non-monetary incentive schemes as well.
The national poll of adults, conducted by American Viewpoints and Hart Research and commissioned by the Value of Water Coalition, reported that 95percentt of respondents wanted to see more investment in water infrastructure.
However, with a limited sample of respondents, there is a risk of collectivisation of respondents' viewpoints as a common, societal stance.
The inclusion of professionals, including social work and psychiatric nursing practitioners, added further depth to the study by encompassing multiple viewpoints on the subject, ensuring greater confidence in conclusions drawn from each group of respondents.
29% of respondents disapproved.
