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Sana Hawamdeh1, Veena Raigangar
1Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Aim:
To explore some of the main methodological challenges faced by interviewers in Arab settings, particularly during interviews with psychiatric nurses.
Background:
Interviews are a tool used commonly in qualitative research. However, the cultural norms and practices of interviewees must be considered to ensure that an appropriate interviewing style is used, a good interviewee-interviewer relationship formed and consent for participation obtained sensitively.
Data Sources:
A study to explore the nature of psychiatric nurses' practices that used unstructured interviews.
Review Methods:
This is a methodology paper that discusses a personal experience of addressing many challenges that are specific to qualitative interviewing in Arab settings, supported by literature on the topic.
Discussion:
Suggestions for improving the interview process to make it more culturally sensitive are provided and recommendations for future research are made.
Conclusion:
Openness, flexibility and a reflexive approach by the researcher can help manage challenges in Arab settings.
Implications For Research/Practice:
Researchers should allow themselves to understand the cultural elements of a population to adapt interviewing methods with the aim of generating high quality qualitative research.
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