Nursing Home Interview Summary

In this qualitative study, ethical challenges within the nursing home is discussed. Researchers Georg Bollig, Eva Gjengedal, and Jan Henrik Rosland focus on a qualitative study to better understand the “phenomenon” from the perspective of the subjects. The purpose of this study is clearly expressed, which provides an understanding of the perception of the nursing home based on the residents and their relative’s point of view, “the aim of this study was to explore what patients and their relatives perceive as a “good life” and ethical challenges in nursing home care including end-of-life care” (Bollig et al., 2014, p. 143). This was done by digitally recording in-depth focus group interviews from relatives and residents. The researchers use human experience through a naturalistic approach, “…they are …show more content…
In order for researchers to collect their data, they began by interviewing each participant by asking two open-ended questions, following “follow-up questions related to the patient’s answers and responses” (Bollig et al., 2014, pp. 144-145). All interviews focused on key themes, “a good life in the nursing home, daily life in the nursing home, and ethical challenges in daily life as well as in end-of-life care” (Bollig et al., 2014, p. 145). Interviews started with questions about the good and bad in the nursing home, following group discussions.
It is important that the participants sign a consent as a part of the data collection. The informed consent is an essential part of the data collection because if a participant refuse to consent to an interview, and the researcher proceeds anyway, the participant is unlikely to provide valid and/or reliable information. Therefore, the researchers did describe the informed participants of their right to end the interview without consequence. “Written informed consent was obtained from all participants” (Bollig et al., 2014, p. 146).
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