Analyzing Cognitive Interview Data Using the Constant Comparative Method of Analysis to Understand Cross-Cultural Patterns in Survey Data

Ridolfo, Heather; Schoua‐Glusberg, Alisú

doi:10.1177/1525822x11414835

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“…Interview data was analyzed using the constant comparative method as described by Ridolfo and Schoua-Glusberg [26]. The constant comparative method is an inductive method of analysis that relies upon systematic coding of interview responses along with analysis of the interview data to develop theories.…”

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The Problematics of Assessing Trans Identity in Survey Research: A Modest Proposal for Improving Question Design

Ryan

2019

Societies

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One of the central issues facing the trans community today is not only to be counted, but also how to be properly counted. If and how trans people are counted has a huge impact on what we know, or what we think we know, about the trans community. When trans people are not counted, we know nothing, but when trans people are counted incorrectly, the results can be even worse. The question addressed in this paper, therefore, is how to develop a question(s) that will more accurately account for the trans population on national surveys. By drawing on cognitive interviews testing a gender identity and sexual identity question for a national official health survey, an argument is made for an improved method of understanding trans measurement on surveys.

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The Problematics of Assessing Trans Identity in Survey Research: A Modest Proposal for Improving Question Design

Ryan

2019

Societies

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“…Further probing of these participants is not likely to yield usable results because they often do not understand the purpose of cognitive interviews or the particular task to be performed. Additionally, researchers share concerns about the lack of standardized methods for analyzing the cognitive interview findings (Beatty and Willis 2007;Ridolfo and Schoua-Glusberg 2011). Thus, cognitive interview researchers need to decide what to do when participants provide idiosyncratic interpretations or are unable to answer the probes or the survey questions as intended.…”

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Research participant selection in non-English language questionnaire pretesting: findings from Chinese and Korean cognitive interviews

2015

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In survey research, cognitive interviewing has been widely used as a tool for pretesting to improve the quality of questionnaires. However, the cognitive interviewing method relies on interview participants' ability to articulate their thought process by answering the probe questions asked during the interview. Including participants who exhibit difficulty in understanding the probe question as intended by the researcher and difficulty in providing the appropriate answer pertinent to the probes affects the quality of cognitive interview outcome. Using main interview and its paradata from 258 non-English language (Chinese and Korean) cognitive interviews which pretest the American Community Survey questionnaire, this paper examines how levels of participant difficulty exhibited during the non-English cognitive interview affect the interview outcome. Furthermore, this paper provides practical guidelines about participant selection to balance interview quality and cost for pretesting translated survey questionnaires. We found that interviews with participants who exhibited greater difficulty were lengthier and did not add more value to the findings; in addition, those participants were less likely to complete any questionnaires in the future.

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“…Three interviewers (including the first author) conducted one-on-one cognitive interviews with all participants in Phase B to address their general understanding of the concepts used and the specific wording of ACT-OUT questions, supporting evidence of test content validity (Willis, 2005), and to increase trustworthiness through pooling and confronting interviewers' experiences (Ridolfo & Schoua-Glusberg, 2011). Concurrent think-aloud suggestions and probing techniques were used in the interviews, followed by debriefing questions and observations of respondents'…”

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Development of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Out-of-Home Participation for People With Dementia

Margot-Cattin

Kühne

Kottorp

et al. 2019

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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OBJECTIVE. We describe the development of a questionnaire, Participation in Activities and Places Outside Home (ACT-OUT), for older adults with cognitive impairment and align it to people with mild-to moderate-stage dementia. METHOD. ACT-OUT was developed in a cross-cultural collaboration in combination with three rounds of cognitive interviews in Switzerland with 26 older adults without cognitive impairment and five older adults with dementia. Qualitative data from the interviews were analyzed using a constant comparison approach. RESULTS. The final ACT-OUT Version 1.0 consists of three parts: (1) questions targeting places older adults visit; (2) questions on aspects influencing participation, such as transportation, familiarity, and risk perception; and (3) questions on perception of self. CONCLUSION. The development of an instrument such as ACT-OUT is more a cyclical than a linear process. This study is a first step toward a more systematic evaluation of out-of-home participation among older adults with and without dementia. O lder adults with dementia and their significant others value participation in activities outside the home, such as grocery shopping, pharmacy visits, and dog walking (Egan et al., 2006; Teitelman et al., 2010). Participation in outside activities offers numerous benefits, including maintaining cognitive functioning and autonomy, keeping in touch with others, and exercising in nature (Rao et al., 2014; Sugiyama & Ward Thompson, 2007; Winchester et al., 2013). It also involves an endless variety of places in combination with activities in which older adults want and need to engage. Being immersed in activity in places-being in place-is an ongoing life process that generates important meaning (Rowles, 2008). It is closely related to the process of place integration-the continual adjustment of person-place relationships to enhance well-being (Cutchin, 2004)-and is consistent with the transactional perspective on occupation: Participation in occupation is seen as fundamental to the functional coordination of person and place in response to problematic situations (Cutchin & Dickie, 2013; Dickie et al., 2006). Person-place relationships may change in relation to the development of dementia as the relationships that were once central to one's life are disrupted by loss of familiarity, loss of ability to navigate and access places, or fear of embarrassment. These changes can have a cascading effect on participation and amplify risk of further disengagement. Thus, having regular access to outside places and activities is critical for maintaining familiarity for people with dementia (Brorsson et al., 2011). The interdependency of places and activities can facilitate or hinder participation, for example, through distances and layout of the physical environment, availability of transportation and support, meaning of activities, risk perception, and familiarity. Maintaining a level of out-of-home participation can be a complex endeavor for people with dementia, who face challenges such as getting los...

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Analyzing Cognitive Interview Data Using the Constant Comparative Method of Analysis to Understand Cross-Cultural Patterns in Survey Data

Cited by 43 publications

References 12 publications

The Problematics of Assessing Trans Identity in Survey Research: A Modest Proposal for Improving Question Design

The Problematics of Assessing Trans Identity in Survey Research: A Modest Proposal for Improving Question Design

Research participant selection in non-English language questionnaire pretesting: findings from Chinese and Korean cognitive interviews

Development of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Out-of-Home Participation for People With Dementia

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