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Aide-memoire diaries in longitudinal research
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posted on 2023-09-01, 14:08 authored by Sara Denham, Ruth Taylor, Tracy HumphreyBackground:
Diaries can be used as contemporaneous tools for gathering data, frequently in combination with interviews. However, diaries can also be used by study participants as personal records to improve their recall during interviews, without having to be collected for analysis.
Aim:
To discuss the use of diaries as aide-memoires by participants in a study exploring women’s views and experiences of the quality of maternity care they received in community maternity units in Scotland.
Discussion:
The use of aide-memoire diaries was an effective way to enhance the quality of data collected during interviews.
Conclusion:
This use of diaries would help longitudinal research in different contexts, including long-term care, as an aide-memoire to help participants recall their experiences throughout their care.
Implications for practice:
Aide-memoire diaries provide a private platform for contemporaneously and honestly recording participants’ reflective accounts throughout their experiences of care.
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- Yes
Volume
25Issue number
2Page range
30-33Publication title
Nurse ResearcherISSN
2047-8992External DOI
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RCN PublishingFile version
- Other
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- eng
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2017-07-19Legacy creation date
2017-08-15Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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This is the final author manuscript version. The version of record can be found at : https://journals.rcni.com/nurse-researcher/aidememoire-diaries-in-longitudinal-research-nr.2017.e1508Usage metrics
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