Semi Structured Interviews

In regards to the setting of the data collection the author clearly documents the data collected through the semi structured interviews, and this helps to provide a very good explanation about the experience of pain in the patients. Preparation is very important in the case of research (Dickson-Swift, James, Kippen, & Liamputtong, 2007, 2008; Sandelowski, 1995) and in qualitative research; the critical component is making the interview questions (Minichiello et al, 1995). Anne (2012) documents that the quality of a research depends upon the clarity of the research questions and the extent of which, the different variables are articulated. She added that research question is very important as it controls the entire project and it decides
Elizabeth etal (2015) indicated that the benefits of conducting interview at home environment includes helping the participants to avoid the feeling of having a clinical assessment , promoting the familiarity of the participants to the research environment and finally, it helps to understand the family dynamics . However, there are some risk factors associated when conducting the interviews in the family. It causes lack of privacy in maintaining the confidentiality of the patients (Mascha & Boucher, 2006). In Some cases the family may not recognize the importance of maintaining a private space; in this case it is better to discuss the confidentiality issue with the participants prior to the interview (Mascha & Boucher, 2006). Moreover, when conducting the interview at home, the researcher needs to be more aware of the safety issues and he also may needs to face some difficulties with the practicalities associated with travelling (Minichiello et al, 1995). Elizabeth etal (2015) also pointed out that when conducting the interviews at home there are some risks involved such as inconvenience in the selection of the appropriate time for the interview, inability in conducting the interview in appropriate pace and finally the case of selecting the suitable method for the collection of the data. When conducting the interview the skill of the interviewer in conducting the interviews also make into consideration (Brinkmann, 2007). In order to achieve the best results, it is also recommended that the interviewer should have a thorough knowledge of the interview guide and the questions. Kate geriish( 2013) states that when conducting the face to face interview the researcher can observe the body language and eye contact ,this helps the researcher to interpret the data quickly. However Kate and gerish (2013) also pointed out that there are some limitations in the case of interviewing