Rigor in Qualitative Methods

An Evaluation of Strategies Among Underrepresented Rural Communities

Bibliographic Data

ID4725923
AuthorsJill B Hamilton (0000-0002-6553-5079, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume30
Issue2
Pages196-204
Publication date2020-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732319860267
PMID31274057
OpenAlexW2954392480
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited38

Achieving rigor using selected criteria to determine trustworthiness using qualitative methods has been without critical evaluation. In this article, strategies such as prolonged engagement and thick, rich description; negative case analysis; peer review or briefing; clarifying researcher bias; member checking; and, investigator triangulation and intercoder reliability are evaluated for appropriateness among an African American Appalachian rural population. Achieving rigor using qualitative methods among participants living in rural communities is time intensive requiring attention to quality versus quantity of time spent in interviews, building trusting relationships, an awareness of interviewer bias and assumptions, and appropriately evaluated strategies that enhance validity. Strategies to achieve rigor in qualitative methods should not be used as a one size fits all approach as this practice might actually diminish rigor. Among underrepresented populations, strategies should be adapted or not used at all

Environmental health · Geography · Interview · Medical education · Population · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Rigour · Sociology · Triangulation · Trustworthiness · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Medicine · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology

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