Innovation in qualitative interviews: "Sharing Circles" in a First Nations community.
Inj Prev
; 15(5): 334-40, 2009 Oct.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19805603
There is growing recognition that different research approaches are necessary to understand the complex interaction between individual and social processes that contribute to risk-taking and injuries. Therefore, qualitative studies have an important role in injury prevention research. This article describes qualitative research in general and outlines some of the ways qualitative research can add to our understanding of injury. It also describes the role, format and methods of interviews (person-to-person and focus groups) commonly performed in qualitative studies, and proposes a novel approach to interviewing that has special relevance and value in injury research with indigenous populations. This methodology adapts focus group methods to be consistent with the goals and procedures of the traditional First Nations communities' Sharing Circles. This adaptation provides a culturally appropriate and sensitive method of developing a deep and broad understanding of indigenous participants' verbal descriptions of their feelings, their experiences and their modes of reasoning. After detailing of this adaptation of the Sharing Circle as a vibrant and vital interview and analysis method, the use of Sharing Circle interview methodology will be illustrated in a study investigating how an Alberta First Nations community experiences and deals with disproportionate levels of injuries arising from impaired driving, outlining important findings uncovered using this novel interviewing method. These findings have been informative to First Nations communities themselves, have informed policy makers provincially and nationally, and have instigated culturally appropriate intervention techniques for Canadian First Nations communities.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Indígenas Norteamericanos
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Entrevistas como Asunto
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Investigación Cualitativa
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Inj Prev
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido