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Sep 14, 2020 5 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Do #qualitative interviews cause #distress when used for sensitive topics and/or in sensitive populations?
A thread (& case study with #cancer #survivors).
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2/5 #Qualitative research is ideally suited to gain rich insights into human experience, including those with medical conditions and at-risk groups.

But, one #barrier to conducting #qualitative interviews is concern (often from physicians or IRB/ethics) of causing #distress
3/5 Yet, data on distress around #qualitative #interviews with medical pops is lacking.

In our new #PsychoOncologypaper, #AYA #cancersurvivors completed a validated distress screening tool before, after & 1 week after an interview on #fearofrecurrence

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…
4/5 We found:
🗣️ Ave. distress levels were low at all timepoints
🗣️ Mean distress was highest before the interview (anticipatory anxiety?)
🗣️ One p't had a distress peak after the interview, but quickly resolved
🗣️ Given variability, distress screening protocols may be useful
5/5 In sum, we found little evidence that #qualitative interviews on a sensitive topic (#fearofrecurrence) and in a sensitive population (young #cancersurvivors) cause lasting distress.

Anecdotally, p'ts reported interview as #cathartic & a chance to reflect on a life experience

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