TY - JOUR
T1 - Opportunities, challenges and learnings from qualitative research with stakeholders in frailty in three European countries
AU - Gwyther, Holly
AU - D’avanzo, Barbara
AU - Holland, Carol
AU - Kurpas, Donata
AU - Bujnowska-fedak, Maria Magdalena
AU - Shaw, Rachel L.
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Qualitative Research in Psychology on 17 May 2019, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14780887.2019.1619212
PY - 2019/5/17
Y1 - 2019/5/17
N2 - The aims of this paper are to reflect upon the experiences of researchers involved in a cross-national qualitative study with stakeholders in three European countries (Italy, Poland and UK), within the context of the FOCUS project on frailty management and optimisation (see http://focus-aha.eu/en/home). Six researchers’ reflections were gathered using open-ended questions. Responses were thematically analysed. We report on our team diversity including cultural differences in epistemological stances and describe how working remotely challenged clear communication. We comment on linguistic issues, our data collection approaches and methods of analysis. However, we also reflect upon the ability of such projects to build knowledge, generate capacity and promote the value of qualitative research in healthcare across Europe. Finally, we advocate an approach to cross-national research that is as much about building a cohesive knowledge exchange network as it is about understanding the lives, perspectives and experiences of our stakeholders.
AB - The aims of this paper are to reflect upon the experiences of researchers involved in a cross-national qualitative study with stakeholders in three European countries (Italy, Poland and UK), within the context of the FOCUS project on frailty management and optimisation (see http://focus-aha.eu/en/home). Six researchers’ reflections were gathered using open-ended questions. Responses were thematically analysed. We report on our team diversity including cultural differences in epistemological stances and describe how working remotely challenged clear communication. We comment on linguistic issues, our data collection approaches and methods of analysis. However, we also reflect upon the ability of such projects to build knowledge, generate capacity and promote the value of qualitative research in healthcare across Europe. Finally, we advocate an approach to cross-national research that is as much about building a cohesive knowledge exchange network as it is about understanding the lives, perspectives and experiences of our stakeholders.
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14780887.2019.1619212
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066087169&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14780887.2019.1619212
DO - 10.1080/14780887.2019.1619212
M3 - Article
SN - 1478-0887
JO - Qualitative Research in Psychology
JF - Qualitative Research in Psychology
ER -