ABSTRACT

Despite the common use of qualitative in-depth interviews in healthcare research, little empirical research exists on how dialogues about personal and sensitive topics affect the interviewees. This study aims to describe the meaning of participating in lifeworld-based research interviews conducted in a healthcare context experienced from the patients’ perspective. The study has a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. Eleven persons with severe obesity were purposefully recruited for repeated individual interviews about physical activity and lifestyle changes and asked about their experiences of being interviewed. The data underwent a hermeneutic text interpretation and a data-driven coding focusing on meaning. Ethical approvals were received. One main theme emerged: ‘Lifeworld reflections are facilitated through the relationship with the researcher based on the sub-themes: ‘Being interviewed is an occasion to stop, think and unfold one’s narrative’, ‘Gaining insight can facilitate action and emotions’ and ‘It requires willingness to leave one’s comfort zone’. Our conclusions are that a person’s lifeworld experiences are important for being reflective, which can be both rewarding and hurtful for the interviewee. The research interview holds numerous ethical aspects, which must be considered to ensure the wellbeing of the interviewee.

摘要

尽管在医疗保健研究中普遍使用定性深度访谈，但关于个人和敏感话题的对话如何影响受访者的实证研究很少。本研究旨在从患者的角度描述参与在医疗环境中进行的基于生活世界的研究访谈的意义。该研究采用解释学现象学方法。有目的地招募了 11 名重度肥胖者进行关于身体活动和生活方式改变的重复个人访谈，并询问他们接受访谈的经历。数据经历了解释性文本解释和专注于意义的数据驱动编码。获得了伦理批准。出现了一个主要主题：'生活世界的反思是通过与基于子主题的研究人员的关系得到促进的：'接受采访是一个停下来、思考和展开叙述的机会'、'获得洞察力可以促进行动和情绪'和'它需要愿意离开一个人的舒适区”。我们的结论是，一个人的生活经历对于反思很重要，这对受访者来说既有益又有害。研究访谈涉及许多道德方面，必须考虑到这些方面以确保受访者的福祉。我们的结论是，一个人的生活经历对于反思很重要，这对受访者来说既有益又有害。研究访谈涉及许多道德方面，必须考虑到这些方面，以确保受访者的福祉。我们的结论是，一个人的生活经历对于反思很重要，这对受访者来说既有益又有害。研究访谈涉及许多道德方面，必须考虑到这些方面以确保受访者的福祉。