Challenges and opportunities in mixed method data collection on mental health issues of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic in India
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Background: The present paper describes the key challenges and opportunities of mixed method telephonic data collection for mental health research using field notes and the experiences of the investigators in a multicenter study in ten sites of India. The study was conducted in public and private hospitals to understand the mental health status, social stigma and coping strategies of different healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.Methods: Qualitative and quantitative interviews were conducted telephonically. The experiences of data collection were noted as a field notes/diary by the data collectors and principal investigators.Results: The interviewers reported challenges such as network issues, lack of transfer of visual cues and sensitive content of data. Although the telephonic interviews present various challenges in mixed method data collection, it can be used as an alternative to face-to-face data collection using available technology.Conclusions: It is important that the investigators are well trained keeping these challenges in mind so that their capacity is built to deal with these challenges and good quality data is obtained.
Authors: Ragini Kulkarni, Ranjan K. Prusty, Tapas Chakma, Beena Thomas, Geetha R. Menon, Ravinder Singh, Sumit Aggarwal, M. V. V. Rao, Murugesan Periyasamy, Chitra Venkateswaran, Prashant K. Singh, Rakesh Balachandar, Ashoo Grover, Bijay K. Mishra, Maribon Viray, Rekha Devi, Gajanan Velhal, Swapnil Kharnare, Jitenkumar Singh, Jeetendra Yadav, U. Venkatesh, Deepika Sadawarte, Basilea Watson, Denny John, Geethu Mathew, Shalini Singh, Kiran Jakhar, Asha Ketharam, Subrata K. Palo, Krushna C. Sahoo, Jugal Kishore, Abu H. Sarkar, Samiran Panda
Institutions: ICMR National Institute for Research on Women's Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, National Institute for Research in Tribal Health, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, National Institute of Medical Statistics, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, National Institute of Occupational Health, National Institute of Pathology, Regional Medical Research Center, Martin Luther Christian University, Regional Medical Research Centre, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Safdarjang Hospital, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4221056897