Table 3 Strategies to enhance rigour in QD as proposed by Milne et al [2]
From: Qualitative description – the poor cousin of health research?
Strategies to enhance rigour in QD | |
|---|---|
Strategy | Techniques |
Authenticity | The informants are free to speak |
Purposeful, flexible sampling | |
Participant-driven data collection | |
The informants' voices are heard | |
Promoting richness rather than superficiality of data | |
Conducting focus group interviews to diminish the role of the researcher | |
Informants' perceptions are accurately represented | |
Accurate transcription | |
Content analysis (ensuring data-driven coding and categorizing) | |
Credibility | Capturing and portraying a truly insider perspective |
Criticality | Reflection on the critical appraisal applied to every research decision |
Integrity | Reflecting on researcher bias |
Dual role (clinician/researcher/interviewer) during the interview | |
Dual role in the process of analysing | |
Informants' validations/member checking | |
Peer review/researcher triangulation | |