dc.contributor.author | Whiting, Lisa | |
dc.contributor.author | Petty, Julia | |
dc.contributor.author | Littlechild, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Rogers, Samantha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-20T09:45:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-20T09:45:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-09-16 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Whiting , L , Petty , J , Littlechild , B & Rogers , S 2021 , ' Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into the participant perspective ' , Nurse Researcher . https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2021.e1804 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1351-5578 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-3639-2881/work/100505993 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-0516-7929/work/100505995 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/25061 | |
dc.description | © RCN Publishing Company Limited 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence (see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Being an empathetic researcher can be crucial in terms of understanding the participant perspective. However, whilst the need for empathy is recognised within a qualitative interview research context, there is less acknowledgement of its value with other data collection methods. In addition, researchers can face a range of challenges when the data collection instruments and approaches are new to them. The value of researchers acting as participants when undertaking pre-pilot work (in this case, with RealCare simulation dolls) should not be under-estimated. Aim: To provide a reflexive account of the personal preparatory pre-pilot work undertaken by the authors prior to their main study. Discussion: Pre-pilot work that involves the researcher as a participant can facilitate an empathetic insight into the participant perspective, thus enabling the refinement and strengthening of the main study. Conclusions: Incorporating appropriate pre-pilot work that facilitates personal training and learning into research planning has a recognised time commitment; however, this can pay dividends in terms of the insight and understanding gained for the refinement of the proposed study. Personal preparation, as well as the use of a reflexive approach, has the potential to strengthen rigour and assist research planning and data collection. Implications for practice: Experienced researchers can return to a novice status when exposed to different data collection tools or methods. Pre-pilot work enables a greater insight to be gained as well as a deeper appreciation of the participant perspective. | en |
dc.format.extent | 8 | |
dc.format.extent | 182565 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Nurse Researcher | |
dc.subject | Pre-pilot work; empathetic research; reflexivity; participant perspectives | |
dc.title | Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into the participant perspective | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Weight and Obesity Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Nursing, Health and Wellbeing | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Health and Social Work | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care | |
dc.contributor.institution | Communities, Young People and Family Lives | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.7748/nr.2021.e1804 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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