Qualitative Health Research· 2016Q1
Member Checking
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Short summary
Synthesized Member Checking, an innovative technique returning interpreted data to participants months after interviews, enhances qualitative research credibility by acknowledging the co-constructed nature of knowledge.
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Key points
- Member checking is a key technique for assessing the trustworthiness of qualitative research results.
- Published research often uses member checking simplistically, potentially underestimating its value.
- Synthesized Member Checking is an innovative method that returns interpreted data to participants months after their interviews.
- This advanced technique acknowledges the co-constructed nature of knowledge and allows participants to contribute further to findings.
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Abstract
The trustworthiness of results is the bedrock of high quality qualitative research. Member checking, also known as participant or respondent validation, is a technique for exploring the credibility of results. Data or results are returned to participants to check for accuracy and resonance with their experiences. Member checking is often mentioned as one in a list of validation techniques. This simplistic reporting might not acknowledge the value of using the method, nor its juxtaposition with the interpretative stance of qualitative research. In this commentary, we critique how member checking has been used in published research, before describing and evaluating an innovative in-depth member checking technique, Synthesized Member Checking. The method was used in a study with patients diagnosed with melanoma. Synthesized Member Checking addresses the co-constructed nature of knowledge by providing participants with the opportunity to engage with, and add to, interview and interpreted data, several months after their semi-structured interview.
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Field: Sociology and Political Science
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