Victoria Hagens|Mark Dobrow|Roger Chafe
Interviewee Transcript Review: assessing the impact on qualitative research
Cancer Care Ontario|Cancer Care Ontario|Cancer Care Ontario
paper assesses interviewee transcript review itr technique improving rigour interviewbased qualitative research itr process whereby interviewees provided verbatim transcripts interviews purposes verifying accuracy correcting errors inaccuracies providing clarifications itr various forms widely used among qualitative researchers however limited methodological guidance employed little known actual impact transcript data interviewee researcheritr incorporated qualitative research study 51 key informant interviews conducted range senior stakeholders within canadian health care system changes made interviewees transcripts systematically tracked categorized using set mutually exclusive categoriesthe study found itr added little accuracy transcript may create complications goal researcher produce transcript reflects precisely said time interview advantages itr allows interviewees opportunity edit clarify information provided original interview many interviewees providing corrections clarifications cases adding new material transcripts also potential disadvantages bias created inconsistent data sources loss data interviewee chooses remove valuable material impact itr interviewee may positive negative depending specific circumstances nature study impact itr researcher minimal study subject specific circumstances research contextwhile itr employed many researchers across numerous fields advantages use may relatively small terms verifying accuracy qualitative interview transcripts researchers advised carefully consider potential advantages disadvantages itr outlined paper deciding incorporate practice within qualitative study designs