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Show 212 long distance from the study center. Physical presence during the interview added strength as well. The participant felt more comfortable talking about their caregiving experience. Physical presence also provided the researcher with participant's nonverbal cues. An observation about the setting also provided data for the researcher when interviews were conducted in the home. This type of data was limited, however, in the event that communication was via the telephone, email, or focus group. However, a greater sense of safety may have been afforded to participants when engaging on the telephone, email, in a private office, or in a focus group. Body language by the researcher and potential distractions during interviews could pose potential limitations; however, the pilot study allowed the researcher to test out procedures and interview practice prior to conducting the main study. Health care providers contributed different perspectives to how family caregivers conduct self-care and what obstacles these health care providers encounter in their practices. Conducting a focus group interview allowed the researcher to collaborate with a group of participants to validate concepts and added diversity in experience. The strength of a focus group is the ability of participants to bounce ideas off each other. Focus group participants were able to critique and coconstruct the developing theory with the researcher when a flipchart was used to record the developing model during the group interview. Lastly, as the study was conducted in the Southwestern United States, the context of culture, time, and future were limited to Western beliefs and norms. Those of other cultures may very well give quite different meaning to the concepts of caregiving and health. Clinical practice settings, such as neuro-oncology and neurosurgery offices and inpatient settings, can be more family caregiver ‘friendly.' Printed materials like posters |
