scholarly journals Conducting Qualitative Research Under Pandemic Restrictions – Considerations, Challenges, and Benefits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Suslow ◽  
Chantal Giehl ◽  
Jannis Hergesell ◽  
Horst Christian Vollmar ◽  
Ina Otte
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Medical Professionals ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
High Workload ◽  
Study Designs

Abstract Background: The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on professionals working in the medical area, resulting in a very high workload and tightened safety restrictions for physicians, nurses, caregivers, and patients. Medical professionals pose one of the main target groups in health services research. Their experiences contribute immensely to any research project aiming to improve delivery and quality of care. Furthermore, their input contributes significantly to gaining greater insight into the current handling of the pandemic and into what future improvements should be considered. In this paper, we discuss the challenges and benefits of conducting a qualitative research project under pandemic conditions by illustrating the progress of our research project ADAPTIVE. Methods: ADAPTIVE started in March 2020 and ended in August 2021. For data collection, we asked 26 participants to take part in an interview about using a web-based program to facilitate the exchange of patient information in multidisciplinary teams. Unfortunately, due to emerging hygiene regulations, corona-related restrictions, and the ongoing workload of medical professionals, the recruiting and interviewing process was challenging. Because of that we had to modify the original study design.Results: We discussed several adjustments for the data collection. However, the privacy policies of different clinics, professionals’ lack of experience with video calls, and participants’ poor internet connectivity eliminated the option of digital video interviewing. Alternatively, we interviewed participants by telephone. Nevertheless, telephone interviews come with limitations. Firstly, it may be difficult for participants to establish a trusting relationship with the interviewer. Secondly, non-verbal communication is lost during a telephone interview. Further, the focus group discussions initially planned had to be dismissed since a simultaneous gathering of the participants was not possible due several reasons. Conclusions: Qualitative research offers greater flexibility when adapting study designs and can, therefore, be successful, even under pandemic conditions. However, recruitment and data collection showed to be more time-consuming than under non-pandemic circumstances, and some methodological instruments such as focus groups were not possible. Trial registration: https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00021603 (Registration: 02. July 2020)

scholarly journals Utilising Mood Boards as an Image Elicitation Tool in Qualitative Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 136078042199348
Author(s):  
Simon Spawforth-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Visual Method ◽  
Data Collection Method ◽  
Elicitation Methods ◽  
And Gender

The use of image elicitation methods has been recognised in qualitative research for some time; however, the use of mood boards to prompt participant discussion is currently an under-researched area. This article explores the use of mood boards as a data collection method in qualitative research. Used in design disciplines mood boards allow designers to interpret and communicate complex or abstract aspects of a design brief. In this study, I utilise mood boards as being part creative visual method and part image elicitation device. The use of mood boards is explained here in the context of a research project exploring masculinity and men’s reflexivity. In this article, I consider the benefits of utilising this method in researching reflexivity and gender before offering a critical appraisal of this method and inviting others to explore how mood boards might enhance research projects involving elicitation.

Overall assessment of engineering structures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Baraf
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Overall Evaluation ◽  
Personal Effect

<p>In 2010 a research project was initiated by the Swiss VSS (research and standardization in the field of road and transportation) and ewp AG, to develop an overall evaluation method for all types of engineering structures, which reduces the personal effect of an inspector on these evaluations and also includes aspects of structural and user safety as well as serviceability. It was developed to improve the reproducibility of condition ratings.<p>After the completion of the project, ewp continued to adapt the method for practical application. In order to easily collect and handle the data, especially for a large number of objects, the data collection and rating algorithm was implemented into a GIS-based database developed by ewp with solutions for mobile and web based data entry and analysis.

scholarly journals Exploring information experiences through phenomenography

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (112) ◽  
pp. 96-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Yates ◽  
Helen Partridge ◽  
Christine Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Information Searching ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information Research ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Phenomenographic Method

Phenomenography is a qualitative research approach that seeks to explore variation in how people experience various aspects of their world. Phenomenography has been used in numerous information research studies that have explored various phenomena of interest in the library and information sphere. This paper provides an overview of the phenomenographic method and discusses key assumptions that underlie this approach to research. Aspects including data collection, data analysis and the outcomes of phenomenographic research are also detailed. The paper concludes with an illustration of how phenomenography was used in research to investigate students’ experiences of web-based information searching. The results of this research demonstrate how the phenomenographic approach yields insights into variation, making it possible to develop greater understanding of the phenomenon as it was experienced, and to draw upon these experiences to improve and enhance current practice.

scholarly journals Using Technology to Enhance Qualitative Research with Hidden Populations

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Matthews ◽  
Elizabeth Cramer
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Hidden Populations ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Referent Group

Advances in technology provide researchers with increased opportunities to locate and conduct research with populations that have historically been inaccessible. This manuscript de scribes the development of private, voluntary web-based groups, and the process for using web cameras to conduct individual web-based interviews as a method of data collection in qualitative research. Also contained within are detailed steps for utilizing each of these technological innovations as well an exploration of the ethical issues related to using technology to enhance the research experience with members of hidden populations, using the GLBT population as a referent group.

Perancangan aplikasi e-persuratan berbasis web menggunakan framework codeigniter pada direktorat lalu lintas dan angkutan laut kementerian perhubungan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Gina Mulyani ◽  
Zulhalim Zulhalim ◽  
Verdi Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Sea Transportation ◽  
Report Data ◽  
The Subject

Designing a Web-based e-correspondence application using the CodeIgniter framework at the Directorate of Traffic and Sea Transportation is very much needed because the administrative process for managing correspondence is still using office applications. Moreover, since the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, which resulted in the division of the implementation of official duties at the office (WFO) and official duties at home (WFH), which required the letter disposition process that was previously carried out through the WhatsApp group to be less effective and efficient. Moreover, a large number of lost letter files and limited access resulted in the process of posting letters being hampered, which affected the performance of the Directorate of Traffic and Sea Transportation. By conducting and descriptive qualitative research, namely research that takes existing problems by describing the object that is the subject of the problem by collecting, compiling, analyzing, interpreting it in the form of a report. Data collection techniques using interview techniques, data observation, document analysis, and concluding. It is hoped that this application can simplify the process of recording, disposing of, numbering, and storing letters at the Directorate of Traffic and Sea Transportation.

scholarly journals Foreign Terrorist Fighters Indonesia: Belief in A Just World and Terrorism

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 530-542
Author(s):  
Didik Novi Rahmanto ◽  
Adrianus E. Meliala ◽  
Ferdinand Andi Lolo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Just World ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
The World ◽  
World Theory ◽  
Depth Interviews

The phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters’ movement to Syria to join ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has received enormous attention in the world. Tens of thousands of individuals are moving from various parts of the world, including Indonesia, to join the Caliphate that ISIS is fighting for. There are still many reasons for the departure of foreign terrorist fighters to Syria, so this study will examine those that have not been revealed before. This is a qualitative research project using in-depth interviews as data collection techniques. There are 20 speakers who were foreign terrorist fighters but had returned to Indonesia. Just World Theory is used as a framework for thinking in this research. The findings show that not only the issue of religious ideology is the reason for the departure of foreign terrorist fighters to Syria but also the illusion of utopian life they imagined abroad. The findings of this study categorize the respondents' answers in seven ways, i.e. fair and prosperous life, verses and hadith, helping the cause of fellow Muslim who are being wronged, heaven, khilafah, living life like in the age of the prophet, and the order of hijrah.

scholarly journals Learning the Concept of Researcher as Instrument in Qualitative Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengxuan Xu ◽  
Gail Storr
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Students

The authors describe the process whereby a student with a background in economics was guided to understand the central role in qualitative research of the researcher as instrument. The instructor designed a three-part mock research project designed to provide experiential knowledge of the enterprise of qualitative research. Students, as neophyte qualitative researchers, were guided to develop a sophisticated understanding of the necessity for congruence between the ontological and epistemological philosophical underpinnings of the research question, data collection techniques, and analysis. An example of the trail of analytic decisions one student made during analysis is included to show the complexity of qualitative analysis and interpretation.

scholarly journals PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL EDITORS’ VIEWS ON REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth M. Oehrlein ◽  
Jennifer S. Graff ◽  
Eleanor M. Perfetto ◽  
C. Daniel Mullins ◽  
Robert W. Dubois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Real World ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Real World Evidence ◽  
Peer Reviewers ◽  
Study Designs

Objectives: Peer-review publication is a critical step to the translation and dissemination of research results into clinical practice guidelines, health technology assessment (HTA) and payment policies, and clinical care. The objective of this study was to examine current views of journal editors regarding: (i) The value of real-world evidence (RWE) and how it compares with other types of studies; (ii) Education and/or resources journal editors provide to their peer reviewers or perceive as needed for authors, reviewers, and editors related to RWE.Methods: Journal editors’ views on the value of RWE and editorial procedures for RWE manuscripts were obtained through telephone interviews, a survey, and in-person, roundtable discussion.Results: In total, seventy-nine journals were approached, resulting in fifteen telephone interviews, seventeen survey responses and eight roundtable participants. RWE was considered valuable by all interviewed editors (n = 15). Characteristics of high-quality RWE manuscripts included: novelty/relevance, rigorous methodology, and alignment of data to research question. Editors experience challenges finding peer reviewers; however, these challenges persist across all study designs. Journals generally do not provide guidance, assistance, or training for reviewers, including for RWE studies. Health policy/health services research (HSR) editors were more likely than specialty or general medicine editors to participate in this study, potentially indicating that HSR researchers are more comfortable/interested in RWE.Conclusions: Editors report favorable views of RWE studies provided studies examine important questions and are methodologically rigorous. Improving peer-review processes across all study designs, has the potential to improve the evidence base for decision making, including HTA.

scholarly journals Reflecting on the use of Google Docs for online interviews: Innovation in qualitative data collection

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879412110451
Author(s):  
Victoria Opara ◽  
Sabrina Spangsdorf ◽  
Michelle K Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Word Processing ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Google Docs ◽  
Processing Software ◽  
Qualitative Data Collection

Google Docs is a widely used online word processing software. Despite its broad popularity in business and education, Google Docs is under-utilised as a tool to facilitate qualitative interviews within research. In this article, we reflect on our experiences as two PhDs using Google Docs to conduct synchronous, online, written interviews. We present two case studies, which, to our knowledge, are the first to utilise Google Docs to conduct web-based written interviews. In doing so, we (a) outline the development and implementation of the methodology, (b) highlight the key themes we identified when considering the benefits and challenges of conducting interviews using this technology and (c) discuss possible future uses of the methodology. We argue that synchronous web-based written interviews via Google Docs offer unprecedented opportunities for qualitative research.

Translating Success

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ghanashyam Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
International Students ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Rhetorical Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Academic Transition

The author in this chapter uses a combination of qualitative research approaches (participatory action research, phenomenological research and rhetorical analysis) to discuss a number of themes emerging from academic transition narratives contributed by US international students to a web-based project. Picking selected stories from the project, the author discusses the benefits of drawing on features of participatory action research for data collection and providing international students a forum for sharing their experiences—as well as using those experiences for informing research and pedagogy.

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