Methodological Insights, Advantages and Innovations Manuscript Title
Lessons Learned in Conducting Qualitative Healthcare Research Interviews in Malawi: A Qualitative Evaluation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2411429 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leticia Chimwemwe Suwedi-Kapesa (0000-0002-7702-1358, The Malawi-Liverpool-Welcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLWT), Blantyre, Malawi), Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Mai‐lei Woo Kinshella (0000-0001-5846-3014), Hana Mitchell (0000-0002-6324-0779), Marianne Vidler (0000-0002-7633-8812), Queen Dube (0000-0002-7587-6133), David M Goldfarb, David A Goldfarb (0000-0003-0835-9504), Kondwani Kawaza (0000-0002-9432-4916), Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando (0000-0002-3572-3810, The Malawi-Liverpool-Welcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLWT), Blantyre, Malawi) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/16094069231153610 |
| OpenAlex | W4319835655 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
With the growth of qualitative health research in low- and middle-income countries, local health professionals are increasingly involved in facilitating interviews with their fellow health workers. Understanding the methodological implications of such situations is required to ensure high-quality study findings and to build capacity and skills for interviewers with clinical backgrounds working with limited resources. This article reports a qualitative process evaluation of a study that assessed barriers and enablers of implementing bubble continuous positive airway pressure in Malawi. Findings were summarized through an iterative process of reflection on what worked, what did not work, areas for improvement, structural challenges, negotiating dual roles as nurses and researchers and the professional hierarchy within the health care system. Comprehensive practical training was critical to conducting qualitative research in a health setting. Interviewers were health workers themselves and required skills in reflexivity to effectively probe and navigate interviewing other health professionals, including senior staff. The main challenge in conducting interviews in a resource-limited healthcare setting was time constraints, which were compounded by staffing shortages. Lessons from this qualitative evaluation highlight the importance of training in reflexivity, engaging interviewers as collaborators and reserving adequate time to accommodate healthcare workers' multiple roles and responsibilities
Health care · Interview · Medical education · Political science · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Sociology · Staffing · Global Health and Surgery · Global Health Workforce Issues · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Exploring SWOT analysis – where are we now?
Be(com)ing a reflexive researcher
Qualitative approaches to use of the RE-AIM framework
Decolonising research methodologies
The Tortoise under the couch’
Who, Where, and How of Interviewing Peers
Transitioning from Clinical to Qualitative Research Interviewing
Now I see it, now I don't
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |