Conducting research into hidden or hard-to-reach populations.
Conducting research into hidden or hard-to-reach populations.
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对隐藏或难以接触的人群进行研究。
DOI：
10.7748/nr2013.01.20.3.33.c9495
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发表时间：
2013
期刊：
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
A. Sydor
中科院分区：
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作者：
A. Sydor
目的
探讨对隐藏或难以接触的人群进行研究所涉及的问题，并提出招募参与者的策略。
背景
对隐藏或难以接触的人群进行研究可能会带来问题。从定义上来说，招募是很困难的，而且无法确定参与者是否代表这些人群。然而，重要的是扩大研究策略以包括这些群体，特别是在开发有针对性的服务时。
数据来源
这篇方法论论文借鉴了作者博士研究的一部分进行的一项研究，其中七名 16 至 20 岁的男性参加了半结构化访谈。
讨论
有几个因素使得对隐藏且难以接触的人群进行研究变得困难，但来自这些人群的信息对于确定满足整个人群需求的策略至关重要。研究人员应该采用能够让他们参与而不是排除这些人群的方法，但这需要对所选策略的潜在局限性进行批判性的承认和评估。
结论
必须检查和讨论抽样问题。经过充分评估但有限的研究数据比没有来自隐藏且难以接触的群体的信息要好。对研究或实践的影响：让这些人群参与研究可以加深专业人员对服务提供的理解。
AIM
To explore the problems involved in conducting research with populations that are hidden or hard to reach, and to suggest strategies to recruit participants.
BACKGROUND
Conducting research with populations that are hidden or hard to reach can pose problems. Recruitment is, by definition, difficult and it is impossible to determine if participants are representative of these populations. Nevertheless, it is important to extend research strategies to include such groups, particularly when developing targeted services.
DATA SOURCES
This methodological paper draws on a research study undertaken as part of the author's doctoral studies, in which seven men aged 16-20 years old took part in semi-structured interviews.
DISCUSSION
Several factors make research with populations that are hidden and hard to reach difficult, yet information from such populations is essential in identifying strategies that address the needs of the population as a whole. Researchers should adopt methods that allow them to engage with, rather than exclude, these populations, but this requires a critical acknowledgement and evaluation of the potential limitations of the chosen strategies.
CONCLUSION
Problems with sampling must be examined and discussed. Well-evaluated but limited research data are preferable to no information from groups that are hidden and hard to reach. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH OR PRACTICE: Engaging these populations in research can further professionals' understanding of service provision.