Table 1 Summarising pitfalls and recommendations
From: Using reflexivity to enhance in-depth interviewing skills for the clinician researcher
Common pitfalls during interviews | Techniques to overcome inadequacies |
|---|---|
Insider researcher assumptions and shared conceptual blindness with participants. Clinician discipline about time, which can lead to: | Reflexivity to understand possible effects of the interviewer's clinical background on control, assumptions, and interpretation of findings. |
   • excessive control of the interview | Reciprocity including willingness to share personal details to enhance the interview. |
   • inappropriate summary interpretation or paraphrasing |  |
   • inadequate probing for feelings and meanings |  |