Recommendations for Internet-Based Qualitative Health Research With Hard-to-Reach Populations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4670696
AutoresJ Michael Wilkerson (0000-0003-0815-8577, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, USA), Alex Iantaffi (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Jeremy A Grey (0000-0003-4889-1896, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA), Walter O Bockting, Walter Bockting (0000-0003-2650-7726, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA), B R Simon Rosser (0000-0001-8862-531X, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Año2014
Volumen24
Número4
Páginas561-574
Fecha de publicación2014-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732314524635
PMID24623662
PMCIDPMC4077019
OpenAlexW2142254826
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas48
Referencias citadas36

Researchers new to online qualitative health research frequently have questions about how to transfer knowledge of offline data collection to an online environment. In this article, we present best-practice guidelines derived from the literature and our experience to help researchers determine if an online qualitative study design is appropriate for their research project and, if so, when to begin data collection with a hard-to-reach population. Researchers should reflect on administrative, population, and data collection considerations when deciding between online and offline data collection. Decisions must be made regarding whether to conduct interviews or focus groups, to collect data using asynchronous or synchronous methods, and to use only text or to incorporate visual media. Researchers should also reflect on human subjects, recruitment, research instrumentation, additional data collection, and public relations considerations when writing protocols to guide the research team's response to various situations. Our recommendations direct researchers' reflection on these considerations

Asynchronous communication · Data collection · Data science · Focus group · Knowledge management · Medical education · Online and offline · Online research methods · Population · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Research design · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Medicine · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics