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Perceptions of the researcher: In-depth interviewing in the home
Sally Borbasi
Practice Development, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, SA
Ysanne Chapman
Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill VIC
Lee-Anne Gassner
Research Assistant, Office of Clinical Nursing Research, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, SA
Sandra Dunn
Professor, Chair in Nursing Practice, Flinders Medical Centre/Flinders University, SA
Kathy Read
Nursing Director, Cardiovascular Services, Cardiovascular Service Business Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA
Abstract
In this paper we explore the home as a setting to collect qualitative data. The text is drawn from a collaborative research initiative that sought to interview people with cardiac disease. The literature pays little attention to the home as a venue for in-depth data gathering and yet from our experience it is very different to other settings. We argue the need for extra consideration to aspects such as trust, self-disclosure and safety, and draw these conclusions from the data gathered in the field.
Keywords
in-depth interview, qualitative research, research setting
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