A Systematic Comparison of In-Person and Video-Based Online Interviewing

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 21

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2022

Due to the increasing popularity of online qualitative interviewing methods, we provide a systematically organized evaluation their advantages and disadvantages in comparison traditional in-person interviews. In particular, describe how individual interviews, dyadic focus groups operate both face-to-face videoconferencing modes. This produces five different areas for comparison: logistics budget, ethics, recruitment, research design, moderating. We conclude each section with set recommendations, directions future interviewing.

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(17), С. 9243 - 9243

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2021

The large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due COVID-19 has had a major impact on healthcare professionals. incidence mental health disorders among these professionals increased considerably and their professional quality life suffered during the pandemic. This study aims explore provision patient ICU A mixed methods with an exploratory concurrent design was conducted between June November 2020 in Balearic Islands, Spain. Data were collected using self-report online survey (n = 122) based three validated questionnaires, individual semi-structured in-depth interviews 11). Respondents scored 2.5 out 5 moral distress scale, moderate/high compassion satisfaction moderate burnout fatigue subscales. Age significantly negatively related but positively workload unavailability protective equipment. Three main groups themes relating pandemic emerged from interviews: (a) clinical, (b) professional, (c) personal family impacts two waves. should be viewed as second victims they have significant psychological, harm.

Язык: Английский

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Five Misconceptions About Interview Modes or: How to Improve Our Thinking About Face-to-Face Versus Remote Interviewing

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 24

Опубликована: Янв. 30, 2025

New technology brings new methodological opportunities. While long limited to face-to-face interviewing, today’s interview researchers can choose from a plethora of options, including email, instant messaging, telephone, and video interviews. Consequently, the issue modes their relative strengths weaknesses has received increased attention. In this article, we take stock existing writings on in qualitative research. Drawing key insights more general theorizing about remote interaction, identify challenge five assumptions modes: (1) that physical copresence ensures better data; (2) have determinate effects interaction; (3) interviewing should seek replicate interviewing; (4) interviews be held constant within each study; (5) is unmediated. We counter assumption with series productive principles advance instead view call mode pluralism, which offers nuanced relational understanding different modes. The article thus helps increase literacy those conducting evaluating research, enhancing likelihood select tools best suited for tasks, reducing chance evaluators dismiss research based prejudice.

Язык: Английский

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Virtual Qualitative Research Using Transnational Feminist Queer Methodology: The Challenges and Opportunities of Zoom-Based Research During Moments of Crisis

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 21

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2022

In this paper, we discussed our experiences with Zoom-based virtual qualitative research Asian international students attending Canadian universities. When reflecting on study, drew inspiration from Roberts et al., (2020) who highlight the ethical challenges that emerge when conducting a community is experiencing harrowing effects of COVID-19 in real time. Yet also departed such work by considering added complexity during participants and team members have transnational lives. answering question, “how do you design project whose lives are transnational,” how use feminist queer methodology allows us to emphasize accountability flexibility recognize multiple-and-varied social locations members. We realized working means notions risk consent cannot only be considered standpoint individual participating project. Instead, it paramount individual’s larger, location global, geopolitical contexts. Transnational allowed see possibilities research. While Zoom presented (namely, were concerned about their privacy), found functionalities enhance Specifically, chatbox deepened participant engagement through sharing memes GIFs, allowing more rapport develop. Ultimately, argue not an inferior alternative in-person but should instead seen as different way doing research, one necessitating distinct methodologies methods.

Язык: Английский

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Inequities in the physical activity of disabled young people in Aotearoa New Zealand: a stakeholder SWOT analysis of the physical activity sector

New Zealand medical journal, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 136(1577), С. 12 - 21

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2023

Aim Disabled people, particularly children and adolescents, tend to participate in less physical activity than their non-disabled peers on average. However, disabled youth (i.e., young people [YP]) are typically underrepresented (PA) research, with little data available Aotearoa New Zealand guide policy makers alter societal factors that contribute disability inequities. The purpose of this study was conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis the PA sector respect participation promotion among YP.‍

Язык: Английский

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Dismissal informs the priorities of endometriosis patients in New Zealand

Frontiers in Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2023

Endometriosis is a common condition with average delays to diagnosis in New Zealand of almost 9 years.In total, 50 endometriosis patients participated anonymous, asynchronous, online group discussions about their priorities, and experiences the development symptoms, seeking diagnosis, receiving appropriate treatment.Higher subsidy care was top change wanted, followed by more research funding. When asked choose whether should be focused on improving or treatment methods, results were evenly split. Within this cohort, highlighted that they did not know difference between normal menstrual discomfort pathological endometriotic pain. If, upon help, medical practitioners classified symptoms as "normal," these dismissals could instill doubt patients, which made it difficult for them continue seek effective treatments. Patients who express dismissal had significantly shorter delay from symptom onset 4.6 ± 3.4 years vs. 9.0 5.2 years.Doubt frequent experience Zealand, reinforced some dismissive pain thus prolonged patient's diagnosis.

Язык: Английский

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Virtual Synchronous Qualitative Data Collection Methods Used in Health and Social Sciences: A Scoping Review of Benefits, Challenges and Practical Insights

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 22

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2023

In recent years, we have seen the use of virtual synchronous qualitative data-collection methods grow exponentially, especially within context COVID-19 pandemic. Although several recommendations for researchers conducting in-person interviews and focus groups are available in scientific literature, they not necessarily suited application a context. To gain better understanding current practices data collection, conducted scoping review. Information obtained from 70 articles included this review highlights main benefits challenges research, compares differences with means provides readers practical insights before, during, after collection. This comprehensive overview existing literature allowed us to outline theoretical contributions implications our work as well provide perspectives future research. can serve tool inform about how best conduct collection based on other researchers’ prior experiences currently literature.

Язык: Английский

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Mind the gap: Identifying training needs of community health workers to address mental health in U.S. Latino communities during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10

Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2022

Addressing mental health is an important part of the COVID-19 response among historically underserved communities, which have been disproportionately affected. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are well placed to offer insights about barriers service use in their and they positioned address gaps by providing education, resources, assistance bridging gap for more traditional services. Using perspectives CHWs, this project identified faced CHWs assisting community members with needs, along relevant training needs effectively deliver referrals, recommendations members. Survey data from focus groups were collected 43 communities that near U.S.-Mexico border region. Quantitative analyzed using descriptive statistics whereas qualitative through systematic methods. Identified exist at personal, community, environmental organizational levels, ranged fear mistrust limited services, funding opportunities. To help aforementioned facilitate access described opportunities core areas including communication, illness symptom identification, trauma, self-care stress reduction, cultural awareness sensitivity. Needs-based programs incorporate a crucial promoting community-based existing disparities

Язык: Английский

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Using a Range of Communication Tools to Interview a Hard-to-Reach Population

Sociological Research Online, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 29(1), С. 221 - 232

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2023

Online communication tools are increasingly being used by qualitative researchers; hence it is timely to reflect on the differences when using a broad range of data collection methods. Using case study with potentially hard-to-reach substance-using population who often distrustful researchers, this article explores use variety different platforms for interviews. It highlights both advantages and disadvantages each method. Face-to-face interviews online videos offer more opportunity build rapport, but lack anonymity. Live Webchat audio-only high level anonymity, may incur loss non-verbal communication, in potential personal narrative. This intended sociologists wish broaden their methods conducting research

Язык: Английский

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Navigating the Virtual Landscape: Methodological Considerations for Qualitative Research in Long-Term Care

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

With the COVID-19 pandemic halting all in-person research in March 2020, many researchers adopted virtual methods to continue their work amid this global crisis. As persisted and safety of participants remained a priority, grew popularity for qualitative researchers. This turn led methodological insights on application advantages conducting using methods. Virtual have been found enhance participant comfort, facilitate open discussion sensitive topics, alleviate fatigue researchers, result more engaging focused interviews. While body evidence supporting data collection nursing other healthcare disciplines continues grow, its long-term care (LTC) setting remains underreported. In paper, we discuss that developed implemented successfully conduct single case study Canadian LTC home during pandemic. Considerations from existing literature are discussed parallel with strategies LTC. paper contributes growing into We provide evidence-based recruitment sites, including residents, team members families, These recommendations offer overcome challenges maximize methods, quality rigour conducted within settings.

Язык: Английский

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