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Chapter 4 Research Method
residents for washing/dressing/toileting/eating/activities, etc. or to what extent do
they think the residents can actually make decisions.
Question Theme
What decisions do residents
make on a daily basis?
Figure 4.2: Question 1 from the staff interview guide
The researcher then progressed from question to question (Appendix 12) when the
participant had completed each response. The same format was used for all
interviews. Occasionally a participant appeared nervous and the researcher paused,
gave them time to gather their thoughts and their breath, offered them water, and re-
commenced when the participant was ready to do so.
Three staff nurses chose not to be tape recorded for the interviews. Detailed written
notes were taken for these interviews, and these were read back to the staff
participant at the end of the interview in order to ensure that all the information
provided had been accurately recorded.
4.9.5 Resident Interviews
Attribute
Residents involved in decision
making and capacity
encouraged and maintained.
Question
Tell me about one of the
residents in your allocation
this morning?
Probes
What options are available to the
residents for washing/dressing/
toileting/eating/activities, etc.?To
what extent can the residents
make decisions?
All residents (n=38) formed the potential interview population (Table 4.7). However,
only 13 residents met the inclusion criteria for the interview data collection. These
13 residents were invited to participate, and of these seven agreed to participate.
Twenty-five residents were severely cognitively impaired (with little or no ability to