Qualitative Research Methodologies and Methods CambodianUS Research Partnership

Qualitative Research Methodologies and Methods

Cambodian-US Research Partnership v Dr. Brooks, v Dr. Chamroeun v Dr. Heng & team v. Dr. Rob Paul v. Dr. Roxanne Vandermause v Ms. Rachel Kryah v Ms. Caroline Drain & team

Agenda • Research as a means to assess, test, or evaluate human problems and responses • Cambodia-US partnership to address mental health concerns and foster Cambodian research enterprise • Overview of qualitative research methods – Environmental scanning – Focus group methodology

Definition of Research • Systematic form of scholarly inquiry • Study of human functioning at individual, group, community, or population level • Gain knowledge about mechanisms, behaviors, processes to understand, explain, observe, predict, prevent, or manage illness and promotion health and well being

Types of Research • • • Exploratory Descriptive Participatory Experimental Evaluation

Steps of Research • • • Research question Literature review Research design and aims Recruitment and sample Data collection and analysis

Research Questions Drive Methods • • What are perceptions of health care providers? How do persons live with anxiety? What influences lead to depression? What treatment reduces symptoms?

Research Ethics • • Confidentiality Informed consent Stakeholder participation Research board approvals

Purposes of Qualitative Research • • Assessment of perceptions Description of situations Interpretation of meaning Evaluation

Common Qualitative Methodologies • • • Case study Qualitative descriptive Phenomenology Ethnography Grounded theory Content analysis

Data Collection Methods • Interviews – Face to face/telephone – Email – Structured, semi-structured, open-ended – Photo or story-elicitation • Transcription/translation • Observation • Survey • Text

How do we begin this program of research? • Assessing the environment for mental health – Environmental scan – Focus groups Environmental scanning Focus groups and interviews Treatment possibilities Testing