Journal article
Conducting member checking within a qualitative case study on health-related behaviours in a large European city: Appraising interpretations and co-constructing findings
HEALTH, v 28(1), p3
Jan 2024
PMID: 35822544
Abstract
Although member checking is a well-established strategy for appraising credibility, there is a lack of research reporting procedures and outcomes when using this strategy. In recent years, scholars have implemented new member checking strategies along with several epistemological stances. In this work, researchers conducted member checking in three neighbourhoods with different socioeconomic status in Madrid, Spain. Attendance at member checking meetings was lower than expected. Member checking meetings were conducted in public halls within each neighbourhood and lasted approximately 2 hours. During the first hour, researchers introduced the aim of the meetings and shared summarized research findings with attendees using a slideshow. During the second hour, attendees had the opportunity to comment on any aspect of the research. Researchers used grounded theory coding strategies and a constructivist approach informed the analysis of the transcribed member checking meetings. One core category emerged, and it was named 'Co-constructing findings and side effects of the interaction between researchers and participants in member checking'. Member checking attendees contributed to co-constructing findings by means of underscore and disagreement. It is possible that these meetings might have caused side effects such as unintended comparisons between neighbourhoods and negative health-related behaviours. Attendees wondered how the findings could improve their neighbourhoods. The meetings allowed interaction between participants and researchers and resulted in appraising and co-constructing qualitative research findings. More research is needed to advance knowledge about member checking.
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- Title
- Conducting member checking within a qualitative case study on health-related behaviours in a large European city: Appraising interpretations and co-constructing findings
- Publication Details
- HEALTH, v 28(1), p3
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD; LONDON
- Grant note
- The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by a predoctoral fellowship (reference BES2017-079911) granted by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion], by a Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellowship granted by the Spanish Ministry of Universities [Ministerio de Universidades] and funded by the Next Generation European Union funds, and by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (reference CSO201677257-P) [Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad] funded project Urban environment and health: qualitative approach in the Heart Healthy Hoods study.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000824663700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85134336858
- Other Identifier
- 991021861204304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical