Navigating the Virtual Landscape
Methodological Considerations for Qualitative Research in Long-Term Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7441957 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle T Just (0000-0002-1495-007X, corresponding author), Hannah M O’rourke (0000-0002-0041-3708), Whitney Berta (0000-0001-9934-8450), Whitney B Berta, Lisa Cranley (0000-0002-3308-7558), Lisa A Cranley |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| 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 Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/16094069241244859 |
| OpenAlex | W4393325696 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 47 |
With the COVID-19 pandemic halting all in-person research in March 2020, many researchers adopted virtual methods to continue their work amid this global crisis. As the pandemic persisted and the safety of participants and researchers remained a priority, virtual research grew in popularity for qualitative researchers. This in turn led to methodological insights on the application and advantages of conducting qualitative research using virtual methods. Virtual methods have been found to enhance participant comfort, facilitate open discussion of sensitive topics, alleviate fatigue in participants and researchers, and result in more engaging and focused interviews. While the body of evidence supporting virtual methods of data collection for nursing and other healthcare disciplines continues to grow, its application in the long-term care (LTC) setting remains underreported. In this paper, we discuss the virtual methods that we developed and implemented to successfully conduct a virtual qualitative single case study in a Canadian LTC home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Considerations from existing literature on virtual methods are discussed in parallel with strategies we implemented to successfully conduct a virtual study in LTC. This paper contributes to the growing body of literature on methodological insights into conducting virtual qualitative research in LTC. We provide evidence-based strategies for the virtual recruitment of study sites, study participants including residents, team members and families, and virtual data collection methods. These recommendations offer insights to overcome challenges and maximize the advantages of virtual methods, to enhance the quality and rigour of virtual qualitative research conducted within LTC settings
Data science · Engineering ethics · Management science · Physics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Term (time · Computer Science · Engineering · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |