Abstract
Objective: An emerging trend in qualitative research is to use individual participant data to stimulate narratives in interviews. This article describes the method of the data-prompted interview (DPI) and highlights its potential benefits and challenges. Method: DPIs use personal ecological data gathered prior to the interview to stimulate discussion during the interview. Various forms of data can be used including photographs, videos, audio recordings, graphs, and text. This data can be gathered by the researcher or generated by the participant and may utilize ecological momentary assessment. Results: Using individual data in DPIs can stimulate visual and auditory senses, enhance memory, and prompt rich narratives anchored in personal experiences. For the researcher, DPIs provide an opportunity to explore the meaning of the data and to explain data patterns. For the participant, presented stimuli give guidance for discussion and allow them to reflect. The challenges associated with conducting DPIs include practical issues such as data selection and presentation. Data analyses require narratives to be interpreted together with the data. Ethical challenges of DPI include concerns around data anonymity and sensitivity. Conclusions: Combining various sources of data to stimulate the interview provides a novel opportunity to enhance participants’ memories and to meaningfully assess and analyze data patterns. In the context of health promotion and illness prevention, DPI offers a unique opportunity to explore reasons, opinions, and motivations for health-related behaviors in the light of previously gathered data.
Highlights
ObjectiveAn emerging trend in qualitative research is to use individual participant data to stimulate narratives in interviews
Various forms of data can be used including photographs, videos, audio recordings, graphs, and text. This data can be gathered by the researcher or generated by the participant and may utilize ecological momentary assessment
data-prompted interview (DPI) can be solely qualitative or they can use a mixed method approach
Summary
An emerging trend in qualitative research is to use individual participant data to stimulate narratives in interviews. Method: DPIs use personal ecological data gathered prior to the interview to stimulate discussion during the interview. Various forms of data can be used including photographs, videos, audio recordings, graphs, and text This data can be gathered by the researcher or generated by the participant and may utilize ecological momentary assessment. Data-prompted interviews (DPIs) use personalized prompts such as photos, videos, audio recordings, graphs and text to stimulate discussion in a qualitative interview setting. Dominika Kwasnicka, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University and Fuse UKCRC Centre for Translational Research in Public Health; Stephan U. DPIs can be solely qualitative (e.g., photographs discussed in the DPI) or they can use a mixed method approach (e.g., combining quantitative measures with DPI).
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