Examples of research articles using semistructured interviews in primary care research
| Article | Study purpose | Context/setting | Use of interviews |
| Chang T, Llanes M, Gold KJ, et al . Perspectives about and approaches to weight gain in pregnancy: a qualitative study of physicians and nurse midwives. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013;13:47.1 | To explore prenatal care providers’ perspectives on patient weight gain during pregnancy | University hospital in the USA | 10 semistructured interviews with prenatal care providers (family physicians, obstetricians, nurse midwives); thematic analysis |
| Croxson CH, Ashdown HF, Hobbs FR. GPs’ perceptions of workload in England: a qualitative interview study. Br J Gen Pract 2017.2 | To understand perceptions of provider workload | NHS in England | 34 semistructured interviews with general practitioners; thematic analysis |
| DeJonckheere M, Robinson CH, Evans L, e t al. Designing for clinical change: creating an intervention to implement new statin guidelines in a primary care clinic. JMIR H uman F actors 2018 ;53. | To elicit provider perspectives of their uptake of new statin guidelines. To tailor a local quality improvement intervention to improve statin prescribing. | Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the USA | 15 semistructured interviews with providers (primary care physicians and clinical pharmacists); deductive thematic analysis |
| Griffiths F, Lowe P, Boardman F, et al . Becoming pregnant: exploring the perspectives of women living with diabetes. Br J Gen Pract 2008;58:184–904. | To explore women's accounts of their journeys to becoming pregnant while living with type 1 diabetes | Four UK specialist diabetes antenatal clinics | 15 semistructured interviews with women with pregestational type 1 diabetes; thematic analysis |
| Saigal P, Takemura Y, Nishiue T, e t al. Factors considered by medical students when formulating their specialty preferences in Japan: findings from a qualitative study BMC Med Educ 7:31, 2007.5 | To understand factors considered by Japanese medical students when choosing their specialty | Medical school in Japan | 25 semistructured interviews with medical students, informal interviews with academic faculty, field notes; thematic analysis |
| Schoenborn NL, Lee K, Pollack CE, et al. Older adults’ preferences for when and how to discuss life expectancy in primary care. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2017;30:813–5.6 | To elucidate perspectives on how and when to discuss life expectancy with older adults | Four clinical programmes affiliated with an urban academic medical centre | 40 semistructured interviews with community-dwelling older adults; qualitative content analysis |