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Methodological Issues in Interviews Involving People With Communication Impairments After Acquired Brain Damage

Eva Carlsson

Örebro University

Barbara L. Paterson

University of New Brunswick

Shannon Scott-Findlay

University of Alberta

Margareta Ehnfors

Örebro University

Anna Ehrenberg

Örebro University

Qualitative research has made a significant contribution to the body of knowledge related to how people experience living with various chronic diseases and disabilities; however, the voices of certain vulnerable populations, particularly those with impairments that affect their ability to communicate, are commonly absent. In recent years, a few researchers have attempted to explore the most effective ways to ensure that the voices of people with communication impairments from acquired brain damages can be captured in qualitative research interviews; yet several methodological issues related to including this population in qualitative research remained unexamined. In this article, the authors draw on insights derived from their research on the experiences of adult survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury to describe methodological issues related to sampling, informed consent, and fatigue in participant and researcher while also making some recommendations for conducting qualitative interviews with these populations.

Key Words: communication impairment • qualitative research • interviewing • informed consent • fatigue

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 17, No. 10, 1361-1371 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307306926
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