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BioPsychoSocial
Assessment Tools for the Elderly - Assessment Summary Sheet
Method:
Interview
Year:
N/A
Domain:
Biological,
Psychological, or Social
Assessment
Tool Category: Context-dependent
Variations/Translations:
Focus groups
Setting:
Any location
Method
of Delivery: In person.
Description:
An interview is a one-on-one
discussion between an interviewer and the participant. It is
defined as "a purposeful conversation in which one
person asks prepared questions (interviewer) and another answers
them (respondent)" This is done to gain information on a
particular topic or a particular area to be researched. An
interview is based on the assumption that it is
possible to investigate issues by asking people to talk and to
gather information by listening to and interpreting what they say
and how they say it. There are several styles, including
semi-structured, unstructured and in-depth. In-depth interviewing
is the most commonly used interview method in qualitative
research. Similar to a focus group, the interviewer will follow a
thematic guide or question template. The use of open-ended
questions allows the respondent to answer freely. Questions that
follow are then entirely based on how the respondent’s
answer leads the interview. There are no solid
rules on how many participants to recruit, or how many interviews
must be completed to reach saturation.
Scoring/Interpretation:
Due to the varied nature of the responses, it is
necessary to use the content analysis technique to analyse it.
Coding and thematic analysis can be used.
Time
to Administer: 1-2 hours
Availability:
Available to anyone.
Software:
NVIVO.
Website:
N/A
Qualitative/Quantitative:
Qualitative
Validity
(Quantitative): N/A
Reliability
(Quantitative): N/A
References:
Darlington,
Y., & Scott, D., (2002). Qualitative
research in practice: Stories from the field. Buckingham:
Open University Press.
Comments:
In
unstructured interviews,
freedom for the respondent to answer
how they wish to, gives them a feeling of control in the interview
situation. It may throw a completely different light on an issue
that the interviewer had previously never considered.
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