Ethical Issues in the Qualitative Researcher—Participant Relationship

Eide, Phyllis; Kahn, David

doi:10.1177/0969733007086018

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“…For some women, FTF interviews can be therapeutic [39]; validating a participant's self worth by reinforcing the importance of their story. It also contributes to a researcher's understanding of the participant's complete experience [35].…”

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“…Interviewers can allow respondents to regulate the interview process; encouraging them take their time responding to a question, to recover from disclosing information that may be distressful, or to remind them that they do not have to answer questions that are too personal or cause distress. Probing responses and providing feedback have the potential to validate the worth of respondent's experience and support the respondent as they re-live the experience [39].…”

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Perceptions of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among Women in an HIV-Positive Prevention Program

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BackgroundAudio Computer-Assisted Self Interviewing (ACASI) has improved the reliability and accuracy of self-reported HIV health and risk behavior data, yet few studies account for how participants experience the data collection process.Methodology/Principal FindingsThis exploratory qualitative analysis aimed to better understand the experience and implications of using ACASI among HIV-positive women participating in sexual risk reduction interventions in Chicago (n = 12) and Philadelphia (n = 18). Strategies of Grounded Theory were used to explore participants' ACASI experiences.Conclusion/SignificanceKey themes we identified included themes that could be attributed to the ACASI and other methods of data collection (e.g., paper-based self-administered questionnaire or face-to-face interviews). The key themes were usability; privacy and honesty; socially desirable responses and avoiding judgment; and unintentional discomfort resulting from recalling risky behavior using the ACASI. Despite both positive and negative findings about the ACASI experience, we conclude that ACASI is in general an appropriate method for collecting sensitive data about HIV/AIDS risk behaviors among HIV-positive women because it seemed to ensure privacy in the study population allowing for more honest responses, minimize socially desirable responses, and help participants avoid actual or perceived judgment.

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“…Confidentiality is a considerable risk in research, as sensitive data are often collected and analysed (Polit and Beck, 2013). As a nurse researcher, it can be difficult to balance one's role as researcher with the caring responsibilities inherent in the profession (Eide and Kahn, 2008;Judkins-Cohen et al, 2013).…”

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Nursing research ethics, guidance and application in practice

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Noonan

2016

Br J Nurs

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Ethics is fundamental to good research practice and the protection of society. From a historical point of view research ethics has had a chequered past and without due cognisance there is always the potential for research to do harm. Research ethics is fundamental to research practice, nurse education and the development of evidence. In conducting research, it is important to plan for and anticipate any potential or actual risks. To engage in research, researchers need to develop an understanding and knowledge of research ethics and carefully plan how to address ethics within their research. This article aims to enhance students' and novice researchers' research ethics understanding and its application to nursing research.

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“…Whilst conscious to avoid diverting attention from the purpose of the study I was also mindful that I could not ask the participant to reveal details of an extremely personal and sensitive experience without investing in the relationship myself (Eide and Kahn, 2008). Developing rapport whilst maintaining a professional distance was a constant struggle over the course of the study but something I was particularly mindful of given the vulnerability of some of the men I was interviewing.…”

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Engaging men with penile cancer in qualitative research: reflections from an interview-based study

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Aims: To explore the challenges of engaging men with penile cancer in qualitative interview research. Background:Qualitative interviewing offers an ideal tool for exploring men's experiences of illness, complementing and providing context to gendered health inequalities identified within epidemiological research on men. But, conducting interview research with men can be challenging and with limited practical, gender sensitive guidance for researchers, embarking on a qualitative interview study with men can feel like a daunting task. Reflecting on a researcher's experience of conducting qualitative research on men with penile cancer, the current paper explores the potential challenges of interviewing this group of men, but also documents how engagement and data collection was achieved.Review methods: This is a reflective paper, informed by the experiences of a male researcher with no nurse training, conducting 27 interviews with men who have been treated for penile cancer. Researcher experience is reported in chronological order, from the methodological challenges of recruitment to those of conducting the interview itself. Conclusion:Engaging men with penile cancer in a qualitative interview study raises practical, methodological, ethical and emotional challenges for the researcher, however, in reflecting on interviews conducted with men who have received treatment for penile cancer the authors challenge false assumptions that men will not talk about their ill health.Methodological procedures must enable an open and on-going dialogue with clinical 2 gatekeepers and potential participants to promote engagement. Emotional and practical support from colleagues is an essential for any interviewer, no matter how experienced.Implications for practice/research: The paper offers a resource for the novice researcher, highlighting some advantages and disadvantages of conducting qualitative interview research in a nurse researcher role as well as recommendations on how to overcome key challenges.

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Ethical Issues in the Qualitative Researcher—Participant Relationship

Cited by 79 publications

References 19 publications

Perceptions of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among Women in an HIV-Positive Prevention Program

Perceptions of Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) among Women in an HIV-Positive Prevention Program

Nursing research ethics, guidance and application in practice

Engaging men with penile cancer in qualitative research: reflections from an interview-based study

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