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¹School of Health and Social Services, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. c.m.cook@massey.ac.nz

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Area of Science:

Nursing Research
Qualitative Research Methods
Digital Health

Background:

Online recruitment and email interviewing are underutilized by nurses globally.
This method overcomes barriers like distance, time, gatekeeping, and anonymity concerns.
It facilitates the inclusion of participants who might otherwise be excluded from research.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe online recruitment and email interviewing for data collection.
To explore the advantages of this method for researchers and participants in sensitive research.
To assess the feasibility and participant satisfaction with online data collection.

Main Methods:

In-depth email interviews conducted with 26 women diagnosed with human papillomavirus or genital herpes simplex virus.
Participants recruited online from New Zealand, USA, Canada, and England.
Data collected between 2007-2008 and analyzed using poststructuralist, feminist thematic analysis.

Main Results:

High participant retention rates were achieved.
Women reported high satisfaction with the online interview process.
Asynchronous interviews facilitated researcher reflexivity and rich data generation.

Conclusions:

Online recruitment and email interviewing offer a promising method for nurses to engage vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations in sensitive research.
This methodology can generate rich, valuable data while respecting participant needs for privacy and convenience.
The process was perceived as personally valuable by participants.