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Leveraging voice memos recorded via smartphones for qualitative data collection
Megan S Patterson1, Danny Valdez2, Joshua S Yudkin1
1Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Journal of Public Health Research
|June 3, 2026
Summary
Voice memos offer a low-burden strategy for collecting qualitative data via smartphones. This method addresses challenges in participant recruitment and data quality for social and behavioral research.
Area of Science:
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Qualitative Research Methods
Background:
- Recruiting research participants and securing complete data present significant challenges for social and behavioral scientists.
- Qualitative data collection is particularly demanding, often being time-consuming, cognitively taxing, and potentially socially undesirable for participants.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss voice memos as a low-burden strategy for qualitative data collection.
- To share experiences and insights from a community-based research study utilizing voice memo data collection.
Main Methods:
- Utilized smartphones for participants to privately record spoken responses to qualitative prompts.
- Implemented a specific survey tool and logic for voice memo data collection, adaptable for future studies.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated the feasibility of collecting qualitative data through voice memos.
- Assessed the quality of data obtained via this method.
- Identified practical procedures and lessons learned from the data collection process.
Conclusions:
- Voice memos represent a promising, low-burden approach to overcome common challenges in qualitative data collection.
- This method can enhance participant engagement and data completeness in social and behavioral research.
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