Enriching qualitative research by engaging peer interviewers: a case study

被引：72

作者：

Devotta, Kimberly ^{[1
]}

Woodhall-Melnik, Julia ^{[2
]}

Pedersen, Cheryl ^{[2
]}

Wendaferew, Aklilu ^{[3
]}

Dowbor, Tatiana P. ^{[2
]}

Guilcher, Sara J. T. ^{[4
]}

Hamilton-Wright, Sarah ^{[2
]}

Ferentzy, Peter ^{[5
]}

Hwang, Stephen W. ^{[2
]}

Matheson, Flora I. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] St Michaels Hosp, CRICH, SRU, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada

[2] St Michaels Hosp, CRICH, Toronto, ON, Canada

[3] Good Shepherd Minist, Toronto, ON, Canada

[4] Univ Toronto, Leslie Dan Fac Pharm, Toronto, ON, Canada

[5] Ctr Addict & Mental Hlth, Social & Epidemiol Res Dept, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 2016年 / 16卷 / 06期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

case study; gambling; housing instability; lived experience; peer interviewers; qualitative; INSIDER; ETHICS;

D O I：

10.1177/1468794115626244

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Engaging peer-interviewers in qualitative inquiry is becoming more popular. Yet, there are differing opinions as to whether this practice improves the research process or is prohibitively challenging. Benefits noted in the literature are improved awareness/acceptance of disenfranchised groups, improved quality of research, and increased comfort of participants in the research process. Challenges include larger investment in time and money to hire, train, and support peerinterviewers, and the potential to disrupt peer recovery. We illustrate, through case study, how to engage peer-interviewers, meet potential challenges, and the benefits of such engagement. We draw upon our experience from a qualitative study designed to understand men's experiences of problem gambling and housing instability. We hired three peers to conduct semi-structured qualitative interviews with 30 men from a community-based organization. We contend, that with appropriate and adequate resources (time, financial investment), peer-interviewing produces a positive, capacity building experience for peer-interviewers, participants and researchers.

引用

页码：661 / 680

页数：20

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