Doing Qualitative Research Online

Salmons, Janet

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“…Respondents also did not feel the common side effects of chemotherapy (vomiting, diarrhoea and behavioural changes) would be acceptable, as well as wanting affected animals to experience more good than bad days. Previous work [46] found that although owners of animals undergoing chemotherapy were very perceptive of clinical changes they did not recognise signs which represented a reduced quality of life, despite the same people prioritising quality of life over extended life expectancies [17]. The results suggest a disconnect exists between owners’ expectations of what their pet’s quality of life should be during chemotherapy and what it is likely to be.…”

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confidence: 84%

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Factors Which Influence Owners When Deciding to Use Chemotherapy in Terminally Ill Pets

Williams

Phillips

Byrd

2017

Animals

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Simple SummaryCancer is as common amongst pets as it in humans. Chemotherapy can be integrated into treatment regimes for terminally ill pets to attempt to shrink tumours to extend life expectancy, but it does not cure cancer and it can have negative side effects including vomiting, depression and behavioral changes. To date, little research has been undertaken to explore owners’ decisions whether or not to treat their animals with chemotherapy. Seventy-eight dog and cat owners completed an online questionnaire to determine if they would opt for chemotherapy if their pet was diagnosed with cancer, and asked how they thought their pet’s quality of life would be affected. Fifty-eight percent of respondents would not use chemotherapy largely due to their previous experience of it. Seventy-two percent over estimated pet survival time post chemotherapy, with most people believing it would lead to remission or a cure. Owners expected their pets to be less active, sleep more and play less, reducing their quality of life. Common side effects associated with chemotherapy were not rated as acceptable. The results suggest pet owners would benefit from an increased understanding of the positive and negative impacts of chemotherapy when initially discussing treatment options with the veterinary team.AbstractChemotherapy is a commonly integrated treatment option within human and animal oncology regimes. Limited research has investigated pet owners’ treatment decision-making in animals diagnosed with malignant neoplasia. Dog and cat owners were asked to complete an online questionnaire to elucidate factors which are key to the decision making process. Seventy-eight respondents completed the questionnaire in full. Fifty-eight percent of pet owners would not elect to treat pets with chemotherapy due to the negative impact of the associated side effects. Seventy-two percent of respondents over estimated pet survival time post chemotherapy, indicating a general perception that it would lead to remission or a cure. Vomiting was considered an acceptable side effect but inappetence, weight loss and depression were considered unacceptable. Owners did expect animals’ to be less active, sleep more and play less, but common side effects were not rated as acceptable despite the potential benefits of chemotherapy. Based on the results, veterinary teams involved with oncology consultations should establish if clients have prior experience of cancer treatments and their expectations of survival time. Quality of life assessments should also be implemented during initial oncology consultations and conducted regularly during chemotherapy courses to inform client decision making and to safe guard animal welfare.

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confidence: 84%

“…Participants were recruited via social media: Facebook and Twitter, between November 2015 and February 2016 due to the capacity for social media to acquire a large number of participants [46]. Subjects were required to be over 18 years of age and to currently own or have previously owned a cat or dog, to be eligible for participation.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Which Influence Owners When Deciding to Use Chemotherapy in Terminally Ill Pets

Williams

Phillips

Byrd

2017

Animals

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“…To that end, we made sure to rely on a public community forum that allows the use of data without obtaining informed consent from each participant. Essentially, we adopted the criteria offered by Eysenbach and Till (), and the American Sociological Association's Code of Ethics (), which allows researchers to ‘conduct research in public places or use publicly available information about people (such as naturalistic observations in public places and analysis of public records or archival research) without obtaining consent’, (regarding online communities as public, see also Salmons , p. 86). The ethics committee of the University of Haifa (Faculty of Welfare and Health) approved the ethical aspects of this study (approval # 1683) and stated that due to the public, open, and anonymous nature of the Camoni Internet community, this type of study was exempt from informed consent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Barriers to hospital admission among people with eating disorders: A qualitative internet‐based study

Elran‐Barak

Barak

Cohen-Ashkenazi

et al. 2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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We seek to describe the barriers that people with eating disorders (EDs) face when undertaking a decision about whether to be admitted for inpatient treatment. Data were retrieved from a moderated ED Internet community website. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to explore the shared experiences of community members who posted information about their viewpoints on inpatient admission. Three themes emerged: (i) 'Can I let others help me?' addressed the question of participants' ability to cooperate with hospital staff; (ii) 'Can I give up my daily routine?' focused on participants' meaningful lives outside of their ED (school, work, family, friends); and (iii) 'Can inpatient treatment work?' revealed a general lack of faith in the ability of inpatient treatment to make a substantial positive contribution. Our findings highlight the difficulties associated with making a decision about inpatient admission and suggest implications for mental-health professionals.

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“…Two types of non-probability sampling were used, namely snowballing and purposive sampling. Salmons (2015), defines purposive sampling as intentionally selected respondents to interview based on the needs of the study. Babbie and Mouton (2011), state that the most commonly used method in qualitative research is probability sampling.…”

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The Use of Social Media in Public Relations at Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa

Nchabeleng¹,

Botha²,

Bisschoff³

2018

JEBS

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Social media can be a useful tool in public relations in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), but do NGOs make use of social media in their quest for service delivery in South Africa? Social networking sites, blogging, email, instant messaging, and online journals are some of the technological changes that changed the way interaction between people and how they gather information. Although social media is mainly used for interactive dialogue and social interaction, the private sector soon realised that the web-based technologies (especially Facebook and Twitter) could also be a competitive business tool. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) soon followed suit however at a slower pace than the general communication growth rate of social media in South Africa. This article examines if social networking sites have any impact on public relations practices of NGOs in South Africa -an environment where both customers and employees still struggle to take full advantage of social media. The critical literature findings increase the understanding of the current and future challenges of social media use in public relations at NGOs in South Africa. The study explores the main differences between traditional and social media, how social media is redefining public relations role, and shed some light on defining public relations practices, identify the uses, limitations and benefits of social media by public relations practitioners in NGOs. Recommendations for future communication research are given. Based on the literature, a qualitative research design collected data using semi-structured, individual interviews. The results revealed that social media platforms such as Facebook do have an effect, and even changed the way in which NGOs communicate. The study also revealed that social media certainly has an impact on public relations relationships. This means that it has become crucial that public relations practitioners at NOGs embrace and take advantage of social media, and that they should also invest in proper electronic platforms to reap the benefits of improved communication internally and externally. 156 6. New skills needed in managing fear and expectations of online media. 7. We also ensure we establish a positive image of the organisation. 8. Managing the implementation of corporate/NGO communication.The following themes were derived from the research findings of this research. These themes reflect how public relations practitioners in NGOs embraced social media in their organisations and are discussed below.Theme 1: Global Perspective: Merrian-Webster (2018) reports that social media is best understood as communication using new kinds of online media which share the following characteristics: participation, openness, conversation, community and connectedness. The search findings redefined the belief that there was no transformation in NGOs towards using social media as a public relations tool. It showed that social media tools had transformed the public relations function in NGOs. During the interviews, different ...

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Doing Qualitative Research Online

Cited by 129 publications

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Factors Which Influence Owners When Deciding to Use Chemotherapy in Terminally Ill Pets

Factors Which Influence Owners When Deciding to Use Chemotherapy in Terminally Ill Pets

Barriers to hospital admission among people with eating disorders: A qualitative internet‐based study

The Use of Social Media in Public Relations at Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa

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