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  • Qualitative research has historically supported quantitative studies to better understand pandemics, with the COVID-19 crisis introducing new challenges that researchers have addressed using innovative methods.
  • The authors detail their experience conducting a multilingual global study on healthcare resilience among pediatric oncology teams during the pandemic, highlighting their unique methodology and factors that contributed to their success.
  • They aim to share insights on their use of technology, collaboration within a diverse team, and rapid analysis techniques to benefit other researchers in similar contexts.

Article Abstract

Historically, qualitative research has complemented quantitative biologic and epidemiologic studies to provide a more complete understanding of pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated unique and novel challenges for qualitative researchers, who have embraced creative solutions including virtual focus groups and rapid analyses to continue their work. We present our experience conducting a multilingual global qualitative study of healthcare resilience among teams of pediatric oncology professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide an in-depth description of our methodology and an analysis of factors we believe contributed to our study's success including our use of technology, engagement of a large multilingual team, global partnerships, and framework-based rapid analysis. We hope these techniques may be useful to qualitative researchers conducting studies during the current pandemic, as well as for all pediatric oncology studies including multiple languages or geographically disparate subjects.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883294PMC
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