II. Possible Key Informant Interview Questions
- What has really worked and what mistakes have commonly been made? Why do you feel that way?
- What do you think have been the keys to successful endeavours? Why do you feel that way?
- What do you think have been the greatest obstacles? Why do you feel that way?
Key Informant Interviews: An Introduction
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Testing materials
Procedures for obtaining informed consent
FOR TELEPHONE: Participant will be sent an informed consent form before the interview. At start of interview, interviewer will ask if participant has any questions about the consent form and if he or she agrees to be interviewed and audiotaped. A waiver of signed informed consent will be obtained from AIRs IRB.
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Welcome—Explain purpose of the interview
Ground rules
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Id like to begin by asking you some questions about your current job.
Conceptualization of Patient and Family Engagement
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A key goal of our project is to help promote patient and family engagement in patient safety and quality in a hospital setting.
- How, if at all, does patient and family engagement relate to patient- and family-centered care? Is it the same? Different?
- What about shared decision-making? How does that relate to patient and family engagement?
- In your opinion, what is the ultimate goal of patient and family engagement? From your perspective, what are the expected or hoped for outcomes of patient and family engagement?
- What can patients do to contribute to improved safety and quality in a hospital?
- What can family members do? (Probe for specific behaviors and actions)
- What facilitates or challenges those behaviors?
- What can patients and family members do? (Probe for specific behaviors and actions)
- What facilitates or challenges those behaviors?
- Which health care professionals have the most to contribute?
- Which health care professionals currently contribute the most? Is this the way it should be?
- What behaviors do health care professionals need to do to support patient and family engagement in safety and quality?
- What facilitates or challenges those behaviors?
- Hospital leadership? Policies or procedures? Team work?
- How would you define organizational culture?
FAQ
What is the advantage of key informant interview?
The main advantages are the following: 1. Because information comes directly from knowledgeable people, key informant interviews often provide data and insight that cannot be obtained with other methods. Key inforrmants may offer conffidential information that would not be recealed in other settings.
How do you identify a key informant?
A way to identify appropriate key-informants is to ask either local community leaders or government officials with whom you meet during your initial introduction to the community, about people living in the area who may be good sources of information.
What is key informant questionnaire?
Conducting Key Informant Interviews
- Formulate study questions.
- Prepare a short interview guide.
- Select key informants.
- Conduct interviews.
- Take adequate notes.
- Analyze interview data.
- Check for reliability and validity.
