Walking Interviews

Aesthetics sets patients ‘free’ to recover during hospitalization with a neurological disease. A qualitative study

“…We anticipated that the “walk-along” interviews would be an appropriate approach when asking participants about how the hospital environment to the patient was meaningful, and that discussions of the environmental factors influencing the participants “being” during hospitalization would be facilitated by indirect “talk as you walk” (Carpiano, 2009 ; King & Woodroffe, 2019 ; Stiegler, 2020 ). However, in practice, we experienced that in daytime, these walks were being interrupted, disturbed or cancelled by either health professionals wanting to do rounds, medication passes or other clinical staff eager to contribute to the investigation or care of the patient.…”

“…Researchers argue for the strengths of “walk-along” interviews, especially for research studies that will examine the importance of the environment in relation to health and well-being (Carpiano, 2009 ; Flick et al, 2019 ; King & Woodroffe, 2019 ; Kusenbach, 2006 ; Stiegler, 2020 ). Using “walk-along” interviews in this study (Carpiano, 2009 ; Flick et al, 2019 ; King & Woodroffe, 2019 ; Kusenbach, 2006 ; Stiegler, 2020 ) harmonized with the hermeneutic-phenomenological approach in which the participants’ immediate moments within the hospital environment, together with their reflections of the significance of aesthetic allowed us in coming to understand and explore parts of participants lifeworld (Van Manen, 2016 ). Thus, by exposing participants to the immediate, complex and subtle meaning of the aesthetic environment, the “walk-along” interviews addressed rich, nuanced and phenomenological sensitivity to the research question (Carpiano, 2009 ; Van Manen, 2017 ).…”

Can mobile methods bridge psychology and place-based research?

“…Walking together also facilitates a better understanding of how features of the natural or built environment impact participants, such as deciding which routes to take, how noisy the area seems to be, and whether perceived stress or danger mediates these decisions (Ingold & Vergunst, 2008). For example, a researcher might study how nature impacts well-being using a walking route, and gathering measurements along the way (Croff et al, 2019; Jones, Bunce, Evans, Gibbs, & Ricketts Hein, 2008; Jones & Evans, 2011; King & Woodroffe, 2019).…”

“…A go-along interview led by a researcher may include a predetermined route. A typical format of a researcher-led go-along involves a researcher leading participants to places of interest, interviewing them, or administering a battery of preformulated prompts (King & Woodroffe, 2019). Croff and colleagues (2019) used digital photo-imagery to assess how older adults reminisced about neighborhood locations, and whether reminiscing (while visiting those locations) was related to cognitive improvement.…”

Addressing the Sustainability Paradox: The Analysis of “Good Food” in Everyday Life

“…Food-related places comprised organic and conventional supermarkets, convenience stores, farmers' markets, fast-food restaurants and coffee shops, i.e., a broad variety of both venues and people. All interviews followed the same procedure: when the interviewee agreed to participate in an "eat-along-interview" (adapted from [66][67][68][69]), a quiet area nearby in a coffee shop was selected. This type of interview was chosen to focus on eating not merely as a routine practice, but to stimulate the narrative through the performance of consumption while speaking.…”