Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data collection were employed, including creative methods with children to facilitate their contribution.
Two methods of data collection were employed: focus groups facilitated by members of the asylum seeking community and one-to-one or group interviews, conducted through an interpreter.
To measure the impact of the intervention, four methods of data collection were employed: (1) Work Environment and Health electronic surveys, (2) Ergonomics knowledge tests, (3) Observations and (4) business process analysis (BPA).
This study was cross-sectional in nature, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were employed.
Two methods of data collection were employed; (i) In two highly deprived areas in each of the 14 European capital cities, homeless-specific services providing mental health, social care or general health services were assessed.
An ethnographic approach to data collection was employed, consisting of observations and interviews [ 15].
A mixed methods approach to data collection was employed in a three-stage, modified Delphi process: Three expert workshops (participant total n=42), including members of the public, academic and user-researchers, researcher/clinicians, research funders and research managers were conducted to generate qualitative data.
A qualitative descriptive study design using focus group discussion for data collection was employed and chosen as an efficient and feasible means to record participant views.
A multiple method of data collection was employed, whereby some Fig. 1 research model questionnaires were mailed to the respondents, some were e-mailed, and some were personally administered.
Collecting representative data on sensitive issues, especially data that are used to determine population prevalence estimates, is problematic whatever mode of data collection is employed [ 2- 6].
