Focus Groups as Qualitative Research: Sage Qualitative Research Methods Series. No. 16.

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 958-958
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods

Recommendations for Virtual Qualitative Health Research During a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110368
Author(s):  
Tessa Pocock ◽  
Melody Smith ◽  
Janine Wiles
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Research Methods ◽  
Ethical Imperative ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Online Focus Groups ◽  
Starting Point

Qualitative health research has been uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Various public health directives will likely remain in place until this pandemic is fully controlled, creating long-lasting impacts on the design and conduct of qualitative health research. Virtual qualitative research provides an alternative to traditional interviews or focus groups and can help researchers adhere to public health directives. In this commentary, we respond to methodological needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we explore unique elements of, and recommendations for, the design and conduct of obtrusive virtual qualitative research (online interviews, online focus groups, and email interviews) and demonstrate crucial ethical, recruitment, analytical, and interpretive considerations. Researchers are currently faced with an ethical imperative to advance virtual qualitative research methods and ensure that rigorous qualitative health research continues during this pandemic and beyond. Our discussions provide a starting point for researchers to explore the potential of virtual qualitative research.

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