Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers

Qualitative interviews are generally conducted in person. As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) prevents in-person interviews, methodological studies which investigate the use of the telephone for persons with different illness experiences are needed. The aim was to explore experiences of the use o...

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Autores principales:	Azadé Azad, Elisabet Sernbo, Veronica Svärd, Lisa Holmlund, Elisabeth Björk Brämberg
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	data collection telephone interview semi-structured interview COVID-19 pandemic common mental disorders multimorbidity Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b4d1bfc2825c4cf781493bffcdcfd31b2021-11-25T17:48:44ZConducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers10.3390/ijerph1822118281660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/b4d1bfc2825c4cf781493bffcdcfd31b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11828https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Qualitative interviews are generally conducted in person. As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) prevents in-person interviews, methodological studies which investigate the use of the telephone for persons with different illness experiences are needed. The aim was to explore experiences of the use of telephone during semi-structured research interviews, from the perspective of participants and researchers. Data were collected from mobile phone interviews with 32 individuals who had common mental disorders or multimorbidity which were analyzed thematically, as well as field notes reflecting researchers’ experiences. The findings reveal several advantages of conducting interviews using mobile phones: flexibility, balanced anonymity and power relations, as well as a positive effect on self-disclosure and emotional display (leading to less emotional work and social responsibility). Challenges included the loss of human encounter, intense listening, and worries about technology, as well as sounds or disturbances in the environment. However, the positive aspects of not seeing each other were regarded as more important. In addition, we present some strategies before, during, and after conducting telephone interviews. Telephone interviews can be a valuable first option for data collection, allowing more individuals to be given a fair opportunity to share their experiences.Azadé AzadElisabet SernboVeronica SvärdLisa HolmlundElisabeth Björk BrämbergMDPI AGarticledata collectiontelephone interviewsemi-structured interviewCOVID-19 pandemiccommon mental disordersmultimorbidityMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11828, p 11828 (2021)
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spellingShingle	data collection telephone interview semi-structured interview COVID-19 pandemic common mental disorders multimorbidity Medicine R Azadé Azad Elisabet Sernbo Veronica Svärd Lisa Holmlund Elisabeth Björk Brämberg Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
description	Qualitative interviews are generally conducted in person. As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) prevents in-person interviews, methodological studies which investigate the use of the telephone for persons with different illness experiences are needed. The aim was to explore experiences of the use of telephone during semi-structured research interviews, from the perspective of participants and researchers. Data were collected from mobile phone interviews with 32 individuals who had common mental disorders or multimorbidity which were analyzed thematically, as well as field notes reflecting researchers’ experiences. The findings reveal several advantages of conducting interviews using mobile phones: flexibility, balanced anonymity and power relations, as well as a positive effect on self-disclosure and emotional display (leading to less emotional work and social responsibility). Challenges included the loss of human encounter, intense listening, and worries about technology, as well as sounds or disturbances in the environment. However, the positive aspects of not seeing each other were regarded as more important. In addition, we present some strategies before, during, and after conducting telephone interviews. Telephone interviews can be a valuable first option for data collection, allowing more individuals to be given a fair opportunity to share their experiences.
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author	Azadé Azad Elisabet Sernbo Veronica Svärd Lisa Holmlund Elisabeth Björk Brämberg
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title	Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
title_short	Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
title_full	Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
title_fullStr	Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
title_full_unstemmed	Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers
title_sort	conducting in-depth interviews via mobile phone with persons with common mental disorders and multimorbidity: the challenges and advantages as experienced by participants and researchers
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b4d1bfc2825c4cf781493bffcdcfd31b
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Conducting In-Depth Interviews via Mobile Phone with Persons with Common Mental Disorders and Multimorbidity: The Challenges and Advantages as Experienced by Participants and Researchers

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