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4.9.1 Development of the Interview Guide
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Chapter 4 Research Method
Three interview guides were developed from the concept analysis of resident
autonomy (Appendix 12). One was for staff, one was for residents and one was for
residents’ families. The concept analysis revealed the attributes of resident autonomy
and these was developed into a question that was a) appropriate for staff, b)
appropriate for residents and c) appropriate for residents’ family members. Various
probes and prompts were also developed for each question. Below is an example of
how the questions were developed (Figure 4.1).
Attribute from concept analysis
Staff Question↓ ↓Resident Question
Question
Tell me about one of the
residents you have cared for
today?
Question Theme
Do residents ask for assistance or how do
they demonstrate that they need assistance?
Probes
How do you know
their abilities?
Do they ask for
help? Do you
encourage
them to do things
for themselves?
Attribute
Residents delegate care needs based on the right to
self-determination and the rights of older people
Question
Tell me what help you get from
staff and how you get that help?
Question Theme
How do you seek assistance and do you
receive the assistance desired?
Probes
Do you get too
much/too little
help?
Do staff help you
to do things your
way/the way you
like?
How do you get on
Figure 4.1: Example of how interview questions were developed from the
concept analysis