Rasmieh Mustafa Al-Amer 1 , Lucie Ramjan 2 , Paul Glew 3 , Tamara Taysir Darwish 4 , Sue Randall 5 , Yenna Salamonson 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cultural beliefs and ways of thinking need to be considered when interviewing Arab participants with chronic diseases. AIM: To provide insights into the challenges of interviewing Arab participants. DISCUSSION: This paper taps into the first author's experiences of interviewing ten Arab participants with type 2 diabetes and coexisting depression. Issues relating to gatekeeping, gender, participants' privacy and superstitious thinking need to be taken into consideration, particularly when discussing sensitive topics that may challenge social norms. These issues can influence the building of rapport, which may affect the depth of information collected. CONCLUSION: This paper offers insight and recommendations for other researchers conducting qualitative research with Arab participants. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Paramount in conducting qualitative studies with Arab participants are: an early, open discussion about personal space with participants and their families; matching the genders of participants and interviewers; and involving participants in the selection of pseudonyms. ©2018 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
BACKGROUND: Cultural beliefs and ways of thinking need to be considered when interviewing Arab participants with chronic diseases . AIM: To provide insights into the challenges of interviewing Arab participants . DISCUSSION: This paper taps into the first author's experiences of interviewing ten Arab participants with type 2 diabetes and coexisting depression . Issues relating to gatekeeping, gender, participants ' privacy and superstitious thinking need to be taken into consideration, particularly when discussing sensitive topics that may challenge social norms. These issues can influence the building of rapport, which may affect the depth of information collected. CONCLUSION: This paper offers insight and recommendations for other researchers conducting qualitative research with Arab participants . IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Paramount in conducting qualitative studies with Arab participants are: an early, open discussion about personal space with participants and their families; matching the genders of participants and interviewers; and involving participants in the selection of pseudonyms. ©2018 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.
Entities: Disease
Species
Keywords:
culture; depression; diabetes; ethnicity; qualitative research; reflection; research
Mesh： See more »
Year: 2018
PMID： 29808630 DOI： 10.7748/nr.2018.e1559
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nurse Res ISSN： 1351-5578