'Imposter participants' in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity?

Affiliations

¹ School of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK.
² School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire, UK.
³ School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
⁴ Haywood Rheumatology Centre, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
⁵ Research and Innovation, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford, UK.

Damien Ridge et al. Health Expect. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;26(3):941-944.

doi: 10.1111/hex.13724. Epub 2023 Feb 16.

¹ School of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK.
² School of Medicine, Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire, UK.
³ School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
⁴ Haywood Rheumatology Centre, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
⁵ Research and Innovation, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this letter work closely with Professor Carolyn Chew‐Graham, who is Editor in Chief of Health Expectations.

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