Face-to-Face Compared With Online Collected Accounts of Health and Illness Experiences: A Scoping Review
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | University of Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, Biomedical Libraries at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732320935835 |
| CITAÇÕES | 25 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
Advocates of online alternatives to face-to-face interviewing suggest online approaches save money and time, whereas others have raised concerns about the quality and content of the resulting data. These issues affect researchers designing and costing their studies and application reviewers and research funders. We conducted a scoping review of English language articles describing the range of online alternative approaches. Furthermore, we systematically identified studies directly comparing online alternatives with face-to-face approaches. Synthesis of these 11 articles (565 participants) suggests that online alternatives should not be viewed as a straightforward replacement for face-to-face, a particularly important finding given the rapid communication changes occurring in the COVID-19 pandemic. When applied with consideration of the evolving evidence on their strengths and weaknesses, online methods may increase the likelihood of obtaining the desired sample, but responses are shorter, less contextual information is obtained, and relational satisfaction and consensus development are lower.