title: Pretesting Qualitative Data Collection Procedures to Facilitate Methodological Adherence and Team Building in Nigeria.
abstract: Qualitative methods are becoming widely used and increasingly accepted in biomedical research involving teams formed by experts from developing and developed practice environments. Resources are rare in offering guidance on how to surmount challenges of team integration and resolution of complicated logistical issues in a global setting. In this article we present a critical reflection of lessons learned and necessary steps taken to achieve methodological coherence and international team synergy. A series of 10 pretest interviews were conducted to assess instrumentation rigor and formulate measures to address any limitations or threats to bias and management procedures before carrying out the formal phase of qualitative research, contributing to an evidence-based stroke-preventive care clinical trial study. The experience of pretesting notably helped to identify obstacles and thus increase the methodological and social reliability central to conducting credible qualitative research, while also ensuring both personal and professional fulfillment of our team members.
authors: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors: Samantha
authors: S
authors: Hurst
authors: Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: Oyedunni S
authors: OS
authors: Arulogun
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: Ayowa O
authors: AO
authors: Owolabi
authors: Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
authors: Rufus
authors: R
authors: Akinyemi
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors: Ezinne
authors: E
authors: Uvere
authors: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Warth
authors: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors: Bruce
authors: B
authors: Ovbiagele
keywords: instrumentation; low- and middle-income countries; pretesting; qualitative methods; team-based qualitative research