RT Article
T1 Presenting methodological resilience for conducting research with vulnerable populations during current and future pandemics: a case study with IPV shelters and survivors in the United States
JF Journal of family violence
VO 39
IS 5
SP 827
OP 834
A1 Ravi, Kristen E.
A1 Cronley, Courtney
A1 Lawler, Ashlee
A1 Held, Mary L.
A2 Cronley, Courtney
A2 Lawler, Ashlee
A2 Held, Mary L.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/189352003X
AB Purpose: In this brief report, we highlight the challenges that we experienced while attempting to conduct primary data collection with intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors living in an IPV emergency shelter throughout the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and our strategies to overcome them. Method: In the summer of 2021, we began collecting data on a study investigating maternal-child bonding while living in IPV emergency shelters. We proposed a 14-day electronic daily diary methodology with follow-up semi-structured interview. The purpose of the study was to understand what factors affect maternal-child bonding to support survivors’ relationships with their children while living in an emergency shelter. Results: We encountered two global obstacles to study implementation: the Institutional Review Board (IRB) pausing in-person data collection and low IPV shelter utilization. In what we term methodological resilience, we engaged in innovative and flexible team work to overcome these barriers. Specific strategies centered on creating an entirely remote data collection process and expanding our geographic area and participant eligibility criteria. Conclusions: Implications for researchers include greater communication with IRB offices, planning for multi-state recruitment, triangulated recruitment methods, reminder texts for participants and incremental incentives to ensure continued engagement with the study.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 833-834
K1 Covid-19
K1 Research Methods
K1 Participant recruitment
K1 IPV
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1007/s10896-023-00499-6