disabilities or to offer to have someone visit and go through the document with them (Doyle 2007). ***insert Box 1 about here*** Before mailing the member checking documents, we checked with the relevant skin cancer nurse specialists that the participant was in good health, to reduce risk of distress This proved an important step as 13 participants were not approached: (SMC Step 2). two had died, seven were too ill to receive the report, and the specialist nurses were unsure of current addresses for four participants. Fifty member checking documents were posted, with a copy for participants to retain and a copy to be returned in a stamped addressed envelope A cover letter explained that the document (SMC Step 3). was a summary of interim results developed through analysis of all the interviews to represent the experiences important to most people interviewed. Participants were asked to read the document and comment on whether or not they felt the synthesised results resonated with their experiences and if there was anything they would like to change, in order to help us complete our analyses and develop interpretations (See Box 1). This statement reiterated that these were not final results; rather that there was the opportunity to influence the analysis, giving participants permission to disagree. The contact details were provided in case of queries but no one made use of researcher’s this. We allowed two weeks to return the document.
disabilities or to offer to have someone visit and go through the document with them (Doyle 2007). ***insert Box 1 about here*** Before mailing the member checking documents, we checked with the relevant skin cancer nurse specialists that the participant was in good health, to reduce risk of distress (SMC Step 2). This proved an important step as 13 participants were not approached: two had died, seven were too ill to receive the report, and the specialist nurses were unsure of current addresses for four participants. Fifty member checking documents were posted, with a copy for participants to retain and a copy to be returned in a stamped addressed envelope (SMC Step 3). A cover letter explained that the document was a summary of interim results developed through analysis of all the interviews to represent the experiences important to most people interviewed. Participants were asked to read the document and comment on whether or not they felt the synthesised results resonated with their experiences and if there was anything they would like to change, in order to help us complete our analyses and develop interpretations (See Box 1). This statement reiterated that these were not final results; rather that there was the opportunity to influence the analysis, giving participants permission to disagree. The researcher’s contact details were provided in case of queries but no one made use of this. We allowed two weeks to return the document.