Interviewing older adults: increasing the credibility of interview data

1. Contextual data obtained through open-ended interviewing allows the nurse to individualize the nursing care plan and can maximize the nurse's problem solving skills. 2. The interviewer who obtains credible data obtains believable data which accurately portrays the situation from the subject's point of view. 3. Interviewing techniques which can increase self-esteem in the older adult are: nonjudgmental wording of questions; providing positive reinforcement; giving the individual control; matching gender; allowing time; adapting to hearing and vision impairments; and adapting to reading deficits.