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  • Chapter 5 - “To Be or Not to Be?” Qualitative Research upon and during a Pandemic Outbreak

  • Edited by Paul M.W. Hackett, Emerson College, Boston, Christopher M. Hayre, The University of Canberra, Dave Muller, Suffolk University, Massachusetts, Marcia Scherer, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, Ava Gordley-Smith, University of Suffolk
  • Book:
    The Future of Qualitative Research in Healthcare
    Published online:
    14 November 2024
    Print publication:
    21 November 2024, pp 52-67

  • Summary

    Qualitative research has much to contribute to our knowledge regarding lived experiences in a crisis, but most research in the context of crises is quantitative. Domains of qualitative research remain under-represented. Qualitative researchers bear the responsibility to voice populations who may be already struggling in a health crisis. This chapter aims to disentangle a few dilemmas of qualitative researchers in planning and implementing rigorous research upon and during an outbreak of a crisis. Initial dilemmas are whether and how to conduct a qualitative study during the outbreak or retrospectively; how may the researcher access study populations; and how the researcher may encourage participation. Other dilemmas concern obtaining informed consent, determining the right timing and length for the interviews, and creating interviewee--interviewer trust and intimacy. The dilemmas following data collection relate to the quality criteria of data analysis.