Methods Flashcards
Case Studies
Very detailed investigations of an individual or small group. A small sample size means they can conduct an in depth analysis.
Case studies strength and weakness
+ Create good opportunities to gather rich data and the depth of analysis allows for high validity.
- Case studies are unusual by nature so they will have poor reliability and replicating them exactly will be unlikely.
Case Studies Lavarenne et al procedure
6 members vulnerable to psychosis had regular meetings. A coding system to record emotions, thoughts, behaviours and verbal content.
Case Studies Lavarenne et al results
Earl rejected gifts, fear of self annihilation, wishes to merge identity with father.
Dan had been silent for 6 months and he had an out of body experience linked to defining ego boundaries.
Conclusion of case studies
All group members work hard to hold themselves together. Driven to isolation from interaction with others that threaten boundaries.
Shows an impressive amount of tolerance, acceptance and containment from the members
Interview
Self-reported techniques that involve an experimenter asking participants questions and recording responses.
Structured - Interviewer has a set list of questions to lead the conversation.
Unstructured - Interviewer may have a list of topics or questions, but has flexibility to lead the conversation further.
Interview + and -
+ Can be used as pilot study to gather info before conducting research.
- Can be time consuming to analyse and interpret when data is in qualitative form.
Vallentine Interview aim
Assess educational materials for groupwork with offenders in high-security psychiatric hospital.
Vallentine procedure
42 detained male patients 80% had SZ or delusions.
4 x 20 session groups over 3 years.
2 outcome measures before and after:
CORE-OM assessed wellbeing, symptoms, social life and risk to others.
SCQ is 30 question questionnaire measuring self esteem. Has high test-retest reliability and good clinical validity.
Semi structured interview to evaluate experience, analysed using content analysis.
Vallentine Findings
Inferential statistics showed that there was no significant difference between any pre and post tests between the groups.
Changes in CORE-OM but only one participant showed a reliable change. More reliability in SCQ but a negative shift.
Interview data showed what the participants valued and why, what was helpful about the group, clinical implications identified by pats, what was unhelpful.
Vallentine Conclusion
Attention needed to absence of reliable changes and a further consideration of negative changes in some pats.
Qualitative analysis of interviews showed pats did value sense of hope and empowerment provided.
HCPC Manage Risk
Must not do anything, or allow someone else to do anything which could jeopardise the health and safety of a service user, carer or colleague.
HCPC Delegate Appropriately
Must continue to provide appropriate supervision and support to those you entrust work to.
HCPC Being open when things go wrong
Make sure that service users or, where appropriate, their carers, receive a full and prompt explanation of what has happened and any likely effects.
HCPC Keep records of your work
Must keep information secure by protecting them from loss, damage or inappropriate access.
