Carrying out interviews

Table of Contents

1. Carrying out interviews
2. Structured interviews
3. Semi-structured interview.
4. Who to interview?
5. Sampling
6. How? Steps to a successful interview
7. More preparation
8. Order of questions
9. Asking questions
10. Asking questions
11. Probing and following up topics
12. Ways to manage the interview
13. Closing the interview
14. After the interview
15. After the interview
16. Thank you we hope you enjoyed this course and found it helpful.

Semi-structured interview.

Semi-structured interviews: general questions are used but the order can change and questions can change slightly to allow more probing of specific issues.

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In which of these situations might an interview be appropriate? a) Understanding the experience of living with a chronic condition b) Understanding ways to improve patient experience at the clinic c) Identifying the number of people affected by changing the time or location of a clinic d) Exploring the nature of pain related to a condition. a) Yes, this is a situation when interviews would be appropriatea) This is a situation when interviews would be appropriateb) Yes, this is a situation when interviews would be appropriate.b) This is a situation when interviews would be appropriatec) No, this is just a number so does not need an interviewc) This is just a number so does not need an interviewd) Yesd) This is a situation when an interview would be appropriate.