scholarly journals Online focus group discussions: An attractive approach to data collection for qualitative health research

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozhgan Rivaz ◽  
Paymaneh Shokrollahi ◽  
Abbas Ebadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Authentic Data ◽  
Selection Of

Data collection is a centerpiece in qualitative research. The use of multiple sources in data collection can improve conceptual interest of a qualitative inquiry and make it interesting.  Online focus groups (OFGs) as a complementary choice to make the research project easier and engaging. Selection of the most appropriate method of data collection is essential for ensuring the trustworthiness. This commentary is noted to important issues involved in using OFG discussions for data collection in qualitative health research. In order to determine the suitability of data collection techniques, qualitative researchers are recommended for analysis the question, the research context, the preference of participants, technical issues, the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and provide authentic data to enrich their project by applying innovative approaches.

scholarly journals Two Approaches to Focus Group Data Collection for Qualitative Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 160940691775078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Flynn ◽  
Lauren Albrecht ◽  
Shannon D. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups

This article discusses four challenges to conducting qualitative focus groups: (1) maximizing research budgets through innovative methodological approaches, (2) recruiting health-care professionals for qualitative health research, (3) conducting focus groups with health-care professionals across geographically dispersed areas, and (4) taking into consideration data richness when using different focus group data collection methods. In light of these challenges, we propose two alternative approaches for collecting focus group data: (a) extended period of quantitative data collection that facilitated relationship building in the sites prior to qualitative focus groups and (b) focus groups by videoconference. We share our experiences on employing both of these approaches in two national research programs.

Moving Beyond Text-and-Talk in Qualitative Health Research: Methodological Considerations of Using Multiple Media for Data Collection

2020 ◽  
pp. 104973232097655
Author(s):  
Anri Smit ◽  
Leslie Swartz ◽  
Jason Bantjes ◽  
Rizwana Roomaney ◽  
Bronwyne Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Dynamic Process ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Recurrent Breast Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Multiple Media ◽  
Recurrent Breast ◽  
Methodological Considerations

Qualitative researchers are increasingly making use of multiple media to collect data within a single study. Such approaches may have the potential to generate rich insights; however, there are also potential methodological challenges in simultaneously analyzing data from multiple media. Using three case studies from our work with women who had recurrent breast cancer in South Africa, we explore four challenges of using multiple media to collect data: (a) how to understand the repetition of themes (or lack thereof) across multiple media; (b) whether or not data collected from multiple media over a protracted period should be read as longitudinal data reflecting a dynamic process; (c) what impact using multiple media has on the participant–researcher relationship; and (d) how the medium may shape the data obtained. We propose that the value of using multiple methods lies in the opportunity they provide to understand how participants engage with the different media.

Acceptability and Feasibility of Perioperative Music Listening: A Rapid Qualitative Inquiry Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanna A Polascik ◽  
Daryl Jian An Tan ◽  
Karthik Raghunathan ◽  
Hwei Min Kee ◽  
Amanda Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Postoperative Recovery ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Implementation Barriers ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Staff Workload

Abstract Perioperative music decreases pain, anxiety, and analgesia requirements while increasing patient satisfaction. We investigated the acceptability of perioperative music at a women’s and children’s hospital in Singapore, seeking to uncover barriers and facilitators to implementation in routine practice over a 12-week period. We used an undergraduate-led Rapid Qualitative Inquiry approach that includes data collection from multiple sources, iterative analysis, and additional data collection when necessary. Participants consisted of anesthesiologists and nurses working in the preoperative area, operating room, and postoperative recovery areas. In Stage 1, nurses and anesthesiologists answered a survey assessing attitudes and knowledge about perioperative music and attended a presentation introducing the intervention. In Stage 2, the results of the Stage 1 survey were disclosed, and nurses and anesthesiologists completed a second survey (Stage 1 survey questions with an additional query about implementation). Twenty-nine nurses were interviewed with semi-structured questions on barriers and facilitators to implementation. In Stage 3, nurses retook the Stage 2 survey after one month of implementation. The implementation of perioperative music was both acceptable and feasible in Singapore. The nurses’ and anesthesiologists’ acceptability increased over time with mostly positive qualitative feedback. Implementation barriers, including patient interest, timing of patient turnover, and added staff workload, appeared minor and could potentially be overcome by utilizing the intervention in the preoperative instead of postoperative area, deploying music in operating rooms with slower turnover, and evenly distributing staff workload. Local implementation stakeholders may make additional recommendations for scaling-up perioperative music interventions to fit other workflows while improving the patient experience.

Points of Hesitation

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne Cheek
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Over Time

Qualitative health research has long had as one of its mantras a commitment to, and focus on, human rights and social justice. However over time, it is possible that such centrality can have the effect of creating a sense of the familiar, and with such familiarity assumptions about how human rights and social justice are being advanced through the process of qualitative inquiry. A sense of comfort or even complacency can emerge that may sometimes obstruct or prevent us from pausing to think deeply and re-examine these assumptions and how they impact on our thinking and actions as qualitative researchers. This paper aims to surface questions designed to produce points of hesitation able to assist in exploring the critical issue of how qualitative research does, and might, fit with an agenda based around the advancement of human rights and social justice. Using examples from my own research I explore and reflect on issues that have troubled me and subsequently forced me to hesitate and think deeply about what may have seemed self evident or given.

Collecting Ecologically Valid Data in Location-Aware Augmented Reality Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni A. Kyza ◽  
Yiannis Georgiou ◽  
Markos Souropetsis ◽  
Andria Agesilaou
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Location Aware ◽  
Valid Data ◽  
Mobile Ar ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Authentic Data

Collecting data in a mobile augmented reality (AR) settings is challenging, as participants are dispersed in the physical space and move often; therefore, it is imperative that new techniques are investigated to facilitate richer and more ecologically-valid data collection. This study examined three in vivo techniques for collecting authentic data in mobile, AR learning situations: (a) tablet-based audio recording, (b) students' researcher-led videotaping, and (c) head-mounted wearable cameras. Participants were eighteen 11th grade students, working in pairs. All students completed individual questionnaires examining their perception of the intrusiveness of the data collection technique and participated in interviews about the intrusiveness of technique. Audio and video from students' work was also collected. Findings are used to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each data collection technique as a method for collecting data in location-aware augmented reality studies.

Introducing the First Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Morse
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Qualitative Theory ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Approaches

In this plenary address, I introduce the Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research, its purpose, and its role internationally. Within this context, I explore the origins and development of qualitative health research, the content of qualitative health research, its components, and its contribution to health research. I argue that qualitative inquiry develops in levels, building from exploration and description of phenomena to the identification of concepts, the theoretical basis for quantitative inquiry, qualitative theory development, and to utilization, implementation, and evaluation. This incremental development is not purposefully planned, but occurs as a result of voluminous inquiry into similar topics using different qualitative approaches and designs. A single study rarely makes a breakthrough; rather, we must recognize the conglomerate of qualitative studies that give it validity and strength. The Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research will provide a forum for international collaboration for the development of qualitative health research.

scholarly journals Practical Considerations in Qualitative Health Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110437
Author(s):  
Deepthi S. Varma ◽  
Mary E. Young ◽  
Consuelo M. Kreider ◽  
Katherine Williams ◽  
Krishna Vaddiparti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Study Protocols ◽  
Seamless Transition ◽  
Collection Strategies ◽  
Synchronous Online

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both quantitative and qualitative health researchers to adapt and strategize data collection strategies without causing any harm to the participants or researchers. This has resulted in utilizing various types of strategies such as online surveys and synchronous virtual platforms such as Zoom and Webex. This transition from face-to-face to synchronous online platforms has helped in increasing coverage as well as reaching participants who are otherwise unreachable. While quantitative health researchers seem to have made a seamless transition to synchronous online platforms, qualitative health researchers who rely on studying participants in their “real-world-settings” are facing unique challenges with online data collection strategies. This article critically examines the benefits and challenges of implementing qualitative health research studies via synchronous online platforms and provides several practical considerations that can inform qualitative health researchers. It can also assist Institutional Review Board members in reviewing and implementing qualitative health research study protocols in a manner that preserves the integrity, richness, and iterative nature of qualitative research methodology.

scholarly journals Inarticulate Experiences in Qualitative Health Research: Bounds and Bounty of Expression Types

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 160940692097810
Author(s):  
Paul Lindhout ◽  
Truus Teunissen ◽  
Merel Visse
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Hierarchical Classification ◽  
Verbal Expression ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
Point Of Departure

Not all human experiences can be expressed in words. Arts-based expressions may be useful to qualitative researchers as they can disclose people’s experiences with health, illness and disability. These expressions, which connect with non-linguistic and unexplored realms of experience, may support researchers’ efforts to honor the complexities of their lives. In our study, we explored and identified modes of expression among those sharing their experiences in health care and wellbeing research and practice. We present an inventory of human expression types based on a hierarchical classification and a literature review. The expression types which involve modes of both verbal and non-verbal knowing, show a bounty of possible ways for researchers and others to extend their study designs beyond verbalized accounts. We contend that using non-verbal expression types can assist qualitative researchers in fostering the articulation of complex experiences. As drawing upon a variety of methods in the inventory of expression types comes with new methodological bounds, researchers need to explicate their paradigmatic point of departure. It is expected that researchers, other professionals, and the general public will increase their holistic understandings of a subject’s experience by being open to a variety of expression types during data collection, interpretation, and presentation.

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