Lay Summary

In health services and primary care research, semi-structured interviews are a very common method of generating data. These interviews have a pre-determined set of topics, with questions and prompts written in advance, though there is flexibility to adjust the interview to match the direction set by the participant. Like all methods, semi-structured interviews have limits, some of which can be addressed through adaptation. In the social sciences, some interview methods include prompts beyond verbal questions to participants, called elicitation tools. Visuals (e.g. photos), videos, audio excerpts and texts can be brought into interviews to orient the discussion. Another type of interview—mobile interview—happens in places meaningful to the participants. Depending on the research question, elicitation methods can enrich semi-structured interviews. This methods brief will introduce interviewing with elicitation tools, and outline strengths of such methods.

中文翻译：

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不仅仅是言语：在面试中引出谈话的方法

总结

在卫生服务和初级保健研究中，半结构化访谈是一种非常常见的数据生成方法。这些面试有一组预先确定的主题，问题和提示是提前写好的，但可以灵活地调整面试以匹配参与者设定的方向。像所有方法一样，半结构化面试也有局限性，其中一些可以通过适应来解决。在社会科学中，一些访谈方法包括向参与者提供超越口头问题的提示，称为启发工具。可以在采访中引入视觉效果（例如照片）、视频、音频摘录和文本以引导讨论。另一种类型的采访——移动采访——发生在对参与者有意义的地方。根据研究问题，启发式方法可以丰富半结构化访谈。