Roksana Janghorban, Robab Latifnejad Roudsari, Ali Taghipour,
Volume 19, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
A pilot or preliminary study is referred to a small-scale of a complete survey or a pretest for a particular research instrument such as a questionnaire or interview guide (1). Pilot studies could be conducted in qualitative, quantitative, and even mixed methods research (2).
General application of pilot studies can be summarized in four areas: 1) to find problems and barriers related to participants' recruitment 2) being engaged in research as a qualitative researcher 3) assessing the acceptability of observation or interview protocol and 4) to determine epistemology and methodology of research. Three specific functions of pilot studies in qualitative research are assigned to three main qualitative methodologies including phenomenology, grounded theory, and ethnography. It allows exercising epoch within the phenomenological research, increasing theoretical sensitivity in grounded theory, and familiarity with fieldwork in ethnography (3-5).
Roghieh Bayrami, Fatemeh Effati-Daryani, Masoumeh Hajshafiha, Roksana Janghorban,
Volume 24, Issue 2 (7-2018)
Abstract
Background & Aim: Couples face many problems in pregnancies following In vitro fertilization (IVF) compared to normal pregnancies. The majority of studies have focused on women, and men have received less attention. So, this study aimed to explore the perceptions of men awaiting the first child following IVF.
Methods & Materials: This qualitative study was carried out in Shahid Motahari hospital in Urmia during 2017-2018. Data were collected using 19 individual in-depth semi-structured interviews. Participants were selected among men whose wives got pregnant by IVF, through purposeful sampling, until data saturation was reached. Data were analyzed through conventional content analysis approach using the MAXQDA software version 10.
Results: Four categories of "hope and fear of treatment outcome", "fear of social stigma", "financial concern", and "need for participation and training" were emerged from data analysis.
Conclusion: Men whose wives got pregnant through IVF have expectations and needs that must be addressed. On the one hand, the men are concerned about the social stigma of infertility and donation, the outcome of treatment, and the economic problems of treatment, and on the other hand they expect to be involved in the process of treatment and prenatal care.
