[A]s all experienced investigators and prosecutors know, perfectly lawful and acceptable interviewing techniques do not always come across in recorded fashion to lay persons as proper means of obtaining information from defendants.
Telephone interviews are considered an acceptable alternative to face-to-face interviews in public health research and have been used successfully with healthcare staff (Marcus and Crane, 1986; Barriball et al, 1996).
Overall, these findings indicate that short-form depression questionnaires are an acceptable substitute for clinical interviews in a setting where depression would not be routinely assessed, and would provide evidence that a patient may require more thorough assessment.
We have analysed a large dataset of 104 patients, which is exceptional for a qualitative study, and the proportions found of patients who thought the interview was an acceptable method gives further credence to this finding.
Rescheduling the follow-up interview if the participant had lost or not completed their life history calendar appeared to contribute to the high rate of completed interviews while also keeping the interview duration to an acceptable level.
Upon achieving an acceptable score, they will be interviewed by the committee for science teacher education at the institution.
Recruitment ceased after 13 interviews, as an acceptable level of data saturation was reached.
Only about six percent of households interviewed had an "acceptable" food consumption score (greater than 42 points).
This procedure has shown an acceptable agreement with the SCID II interview [ 32].
Among the 274 eligible men who were contacted, 230 completed the interview and provided an acceptable semen sample, yielding a participation of 84%.
CONCLUSION: The Teen CHAT online intervention shows potential for enhancing physician motivational interviewing skills in an acceptable and time-efficient manner.
