Challenges and solutions for collecting data in health research : Experiences of Australian doctoral and early career researchers

Book chapter


Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad, Taylor, Alan, Lunnay, Belinda, Kuot, Abraham, Wechkunanukul, Hannah, Smadi, Omar, Pillen, Heath and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2021). Challenges and solutions for collecting data in health research : Experiences of Australian doctoral and early career researchers. In In Islam, M. Rezaul, Khan, Niaz Ahmed, Ah, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar, Wahab, Haris Abd and Hamidi, Mashitah Binti (Ed.). Field guide for research in community settings : Tools, methods, challenges and strategies pp. 11-24 Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376328.00008
AuthorsHamiduzzaman, Mohammad, Taylor, Alan, Lunnay, Belinda, Kuot, Abraham, Wechkunanukul, Hannah, Smadi, Omar, Pillen, Heath and Shifaza, Fathimath
EditorsIslam, M. Rezaul, Khan, Niaz Ahmed, Ah, Siti Hajar Abu Bakar, Wahab, Haris Abd and Hamidi, Mashitah Binti
Abstract

Inappropriate or poorly conducted data collection methods can reduce the validity or trustworthiness of research findings, which has implications for early career researchers trying to disseminate their work and for participants who have volunteered their time and personal information. In Australia, the National Health and Medical Research Council stipulates a governance process that covers standards of ethical practice and the legal responsibilities of researchers in respecting privacy and maintaining confidentiality and dignity of participants. However, data collection in clinical and community settings remains challenging for doctoral and early career researchers due to the complexities of research governance systems and issues with the involvement of participants in research activities. This chapter aims to report on the governance and fieldwork challenges encountered by the Australian doctoral and early career researchers during data collection. The content for this chapter comes from three doctoral and five early career researchers who each provided a summary of their data collection experiences and participated in virtual group discussions. A thematic analytical framework was used to synthesize and interpret the identified challenges and how researchers addressed them. The major challenges were related to the processes involved in research governance, expertise of researchers, health literacy of participants, fieldwork settings, approaching and designing questions, and research fatigue. In addressing the challenges, researchers drew upon personal qualities of persistence and resilience, a clear understanding of the study’s scope and duration, contextual knowledge about the research setting and study participants, piloting of data collection instruments, and relationships with participants. These findings have implications for how future doctoral researchers might anticipate and address challenges in the data collection, and for Australian supervisors in mentoring national and international doctoral researchers.

Page range11-24
24
Year2021
Book titleField guide for research in community settings : Tools, methods, challenges and strategies
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Limited
Place of publicationCheltenham, United Kingdom
Northampton, Massachusetts
ISBN9781800376311
9781800376328
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800376328.00008
Publisher's version
License
All rights reserved
File Access Level
Controlled
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online07 May 2021
Print2021
Publication process dates
Deposited10 Feb 2025
Permalink -

https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/91506/challenges-and-solutions-for-collecting-data-in-health-research-experiences-of-australian-doctoral-and-early-career-researchers

Restricted files

Publisher's version

  • 9
    total views
  • 0
    total downloads
  • 3
    views this month
  • 0
    downloads this month
These values are for the period from 19th October 2020, when this repository was created.

Export as

Related outputs

The experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse health practitioners in dominant culture practice : A scoping review
Harris, Mikaela, Lau-Bogaardt, Timothea, Shifaza, Fathimath and Attrill, Stacie. (2025). The experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse health practitioners in dominant culture practice : A scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 30, pp. 613-643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10359-7
The impact of counseling on the anxiety level of the surrounding community due to positive indication of residents of Covid-19
Proboningsih, Jujuk, Suprihatin, Endah, Joeliantina, Anita, Sari, Aida Novita and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2024). The impact of counseling on the anxiety level of the surrounding community due to positive indication of residents of Covid-19. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology. 4(2), pp. 43-49. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v2i3.6
The experiences of informal caregivers of people with dementia in web-based psychoeducation programs : Systematic review and metasynthesis
Yu, Ying, Xiao, Lily, Ullah, Shahid, Meyer, Claudia, Wang, Jing, Pot, Anne Margriet and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2023). The experiences of informal caregivers of people with dementia in web-based psychoeducation programs : Systematic review and metasynthesis. JMIR Aging. 6, p. Article e47152. https://doi.org/10.2196/47152
Causal links behind why Australian midwifery care is missed
Blackman, Ian R. and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2022). Causal links behind why Australian midwifery care is missed. Journal of Nursing Management. 30(8), pp. 4578-4586. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13879
The presence of missed care : A staff development response
Blackman, Ian, Shifaza, Fathimath, McNeill, Liz, Willis, Eileen, Verrall, Claire and Henderson, Julie. (2022). The presence of missed care : A staff development response. Journal of Nursing Management. 30(7), pp. 3568-3577. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13714
A systematic review : Unfinished nursing care and the impact on the nurse outcomes of job satisfaction, burnout, intention-to-leave and turnover
Stemmer, Renate, Bassi, Erika, Ezra, Sigal, Harvey, Clare, Jojo, Natasha, Meyer, Gabriele, Özsaban, Aysel, Paterson, Catherine, Shifaza, Fathimath, Turner, Murray B. and Bail, Kasia. (2022). A systematic review : Unfinished nursing care and the impact on the nurse outcomes of job satisfaction, burnout, intention-to-leave and turnover. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 78(8), pp. 2290-2303. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15286
The effect of the combination of counseling and dhikr interventions : Self-acceptance of the elderly in nursing home
Minarti, Minarti, Kastubi, Kastubi, Fadilah, N. and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2022). The effect of the combination of counseling and dhikr interventions : Self-acceptance of the elderly in nursing home. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology. 2(2), pp. 80-85. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v2i2.5
The stunting scorecard for early prevention : Development and external validation of a novel tool for predicting stunting risk in children under 5 years of age
Mardiyana, Enung, Ambarwati, Rini and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2022). The stunting scorecard for early prevention : Development and external validation of a novel tool for predicting stunting risk in children under 5 years of age. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology. 2(3), pp. 137-144. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v2i3.2
Factors affecting the adoption of the Community of Inquiry Framework in Australian online nursing education : A transition theory perspective
Smadi, Omar, Chamberlain, Diane, Shifaza, Fathimath and Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad. (2021). Factors affecting the adoption of the Community of Inquiry Framework in Australian online nursing education : A transition theory perspective. Nurse Education in Practice. 55, p. Article 103166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103166
A Community of Inquiry lens into nursing education : The educators’ experiences and perspectives from three Australian universities
Smadi, Omar, Chamberlain, Diane, Shifaza, Fathimath and Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad. (2021). A Community of Inquiry lens into nursing education : The educators’ experiences and perspectives from three Australian universities. Nurse Education in Practice. 54, p. Article 103114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103114
Picture guided learning - A picture-based clinicalskill teaching resource in undergraduate nursing in South Australia
Yu, Ying, Price, Jodie, Pearson, Vincent, Pront, Leeanne, Sterland, Angie, Redden, Maurine and Shifaza, Fathimath. (2021). Picture guided learning - A picture-based clinicalskill teaching resource in undergraduate nursing in South Australia. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology. 1(2), pp. 42-49. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v1i2.2
An exploration of the factors that impact on clinical practices of nurses in applying evidence-based practice
Shifaza, Fathimath and Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad. (2021). An exploration of the factors that impact on clinical practices of nurses in applying evidence-based practice. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology. 1(2), pp. 34-42. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v1i2.1
Fast and furious shift to online education requires pedagogy transformation
Smadi, Omar, Chamberlain, Diane, Shifaza, Fathimath and Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad. (2021). Fast and furious shift to online education requires pedagogy transformation. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal. 27(5), pp. 47-47. https://doi.org/10.3316/informit.075439233060770