Journal
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 12, Pages 1191-1194Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000234
Keywords
data-prompted interview; ecological momentary assessment; qualitative methods
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Funding
- ESRC [ESRC-3000021026]
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research UK
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research
- Wellcome Trust, under UK Clinical Research Collaboration
- ESRC [ES/G007462/1, ES/G007470/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [MR/K023187/1, MR/J000477/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/G007462/1, ES/G007470/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/K02325X/1, MR/J000477/1, MR/K023187/1] Funding Source: researchfish
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Objective: An emerging trend in qualitative research is to use individual participant data to stimulate narratives in interviews. This article describes the method of the data-prompted interview (DPI) and highlights its potential benefits and challenges. Method: DPIs use personal ecological data gathered prior to the interview to stimulate discussion during the interview. Various forms of data can be used including photographs, videos, audio recordings, graphs, and text. This data can be gathered by the researcher or generated by the participant and may utilize ecological momentary assessment. Results: Using individual data in DPIs can stimulate visual and auditory senses, enhance memory, and prompt rich narratives anchored in personal experiences. For the researcher, DPIs provide an opportunity to explore the meaning of the data and to explain data patterns. For the participant, presented stimuli give guidance for discussion and allow them to reflect. The challenges associated with conducting DPIs include practical issues such as data selection and presentation. Data analyses require narratives to be interpreted together with the data. Ethical challenges of DPI include concerns around data anonymity and sensitivity. Conclusions: Combining various sources of data to stimulate the interview provides a novel opportunity to enhance participants' memories and to meaningfully assess and analyze data patterns. In the context of health promotion and illness prevention, DPI offers a unique opportunity to explore reasons, opinions, and motivations for health-related behaviors in the light of previously gathered data.
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