COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions

Krause, Peter; Szekely, Ora; Bloom, Mia; Christia, Fotini; Daly, Sarah Zukerman; Lawson, Chappell; Marks, Zoe; Milliff, Aidan; Miura, Kacie; Nielsen, Richard A.; Reno, William; Souleimanov, Emil; Zakayo, Aliyu

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“…On the other hand, the lack of studies on GD in LAC identified in this review and global reviews on GD demonstrates the limited evidence available on this problem in the region and the need to develop further studies. A potential reason for why new studies on the prevalence of GD in LAC and other regions of the world have not been conducted could be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reoriented the development of research in the generation of knowledge about this disease, reducing and limiting the development of research in other health topics as well [ 55 ]. Several authors discussed the relevance and implications of the inclusion of GD within the ICD-11 diagnoses in the last two years [ 56 , 57 ].…”

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gaming Disorder in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Hernández-Vasquéz

Vargas-Fernández

Visconti-Lopez

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We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with gaming disorder (GD) in the population of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). A systematic review was performed (PROSPERO protocol registration: CRD42021230565). We included studies that identified participants with GD and/or factors associated with this condition, reported the prevalence of GD, or contained data that assisted in its estimation, were published after 2013 (the year of inclusion of GD in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and were carried out in a population residing in an LAC country. Evaluation of the quality of the studies was carried out using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical appraisal checklist tool. A qualitative synthesis of the data was performed. Of the total of 1567 records identified, 25 passed the full-text review phase, and 6 met the selection criteria. These studies were published between 2018 and 2021 and had a cross-sectional design (three in Brazil, one in Ecuador, Mexico, and the other was multi-country, including a LAC country [Peru]). The prevalence of GD ranged from 1.1% to 38.2%. The three studies in Brazil had the highest figures of GD prevalence (20.4–38.2%). Four studies evaluated factors associated with GD. Characteristics regarding the game (type), pattern of use (hours played), as well as gender (higher in men), tobacco and alcohol consumption, poor interpersonal relationships, and the presence of mental disorders were found to be associated with GD in LAC. Evidence on the prevalence and factors associated with GD in LAC is limited. Studies on GD in LAC evaluate different population subgroups, describing a wide prevalence of this condition (present in up to 38 out of 100 evaluated). Characteristics such as the type and hours of use of the games, sociodemographic data, lifestyles, interpersonal relationships, and the presence of mental disorders increase the probability of presenting GD.

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gaming Disorder in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Hernández-Vasquéz

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Visconti-Lopez

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“…Innovations in sourcing quality data about tourism‐dependent communities' experiences were necessary. Similar to other social scientists having to adapt to the pandemic circumstances, we came up with practical solutions to conducting fieldwork remotely (Krause et al ., 2021 ). Our plan for data collection involved three key components.…”

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Silver linings around dark clouds: Tourism, Covid‐19 and a return to traditional values, villages and the vanua

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Scheyvens

Auckram

2022

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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The global pandemic has adversely affected tourism globally, particularly in small island states heavily dependent on tourism. The closure of borders to regular flights for over a year in places such as Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands and Vanuatu, where this research was undertaken, has resulted in massive job losses. Many tourism employees have left the once‐bustling tourist hubs, returning to villages and family settlements. Such clear urban to rural migration behaviours do not dominate movement patterns in the Pacific, but are an important and enduring strategy when shocks strike. In the case of the pandemic‐induced migration to villages, former tourism workers have had to engage in a complicated process of adapting to the communal setting, employing new – as well as traditional – strategies to sustain a livelihood. Thus, this paper will discuss how the pandemic has influenced return migration patterns in the Pacific, and the implications of this shift. Findings suggest that, despite their financial struggles, people have adapted to life in their ancestral homes by rekindling their relationships with kin and increasing their engagement on their customary land. They have relearned about traditional Indigenous knowledge, diversified their skills and reconnected with their social and ecological systems. This spiritual homecoming observed in the Pacific ultimately shows that there can be silver linings to the dark clouds of the current disorder.

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“…2 Researching informality in times of Covid-19 in Lahore Globally, the most common adaptations, or methodological 'fixes' in conducting research during the pandemic, have been phone interviews and online surveys, which have defined much of the work published in 2020 and 2021, as well as some adaptations to conduct qualitative and ethnographic research mediated by technology (Hall, Gaved and Sargent 2021;Howard and Roberts 2020;Howlett 2021;Krause et al 2021;Reñosa et al 2021). These adaptations have ensured the continuity of research efforts during a time when the world was essentially 'closed for business' -thereby enabling critical insights into how people were faring at this unprecedented time and capturing the ways in which their lives and livelihoods were being impacted by the pandemic and state responses to the pandemic.…”

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“…Our ability to do in-person interviews during the pandemic thus depended on three critical factors. First, we had to remain flexible as to how we were going to do this research, recognising, as have most researchers during this time, the need for contingency planning and that the best laid plans might mean little in the field (Krause et al 2021). Second, we worked closely with NGOs both to identify respondents in the informal sector and to understand how to ensure their safety and comfort during the pandemic.…”

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The Distances that the Covid-19 Pandemic Magnified: Research on Informality and the State

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What does research on informal sector workers and the state entail in the time of Covid-19? The pandemic has limited possibilities for in-person interactions and required adaptations in research approaches. These challenges are exacerbated when the subjects of the research are informal sector workers with limited access to technology and undefined spaces of work. In this article, we argue that the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified distances: between researchers located globally; between researchers and respondents; and between the state and people within informal employment. However, these distances also create new ways of working and opportunities for doing research. We discuss the challenges faced in the field, document the adaptations introduced to ensure robust research in difficult settings, and set out the limitations that remain. We also examine the ethical dimension of confronting dangerous misinformation related to the pandemic while conducting interviews, and the questions it raises about the distance between research and prescriptive advocacy in academia.

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COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions

Cited by 36 publications

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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gaming Disorder in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Gaming Disorder in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Silver linings around dark clouds: Tourism, Covid‐19 and a return to traditional values, villages and the vanua

The Distances that the Covid-19 Pandemic Magnified: Research on Informality and the State

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