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Interdisciplinary

Integrating and Improving Multiple-Method Research in Aging

Friday, November 15, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
Location: Room 609
CE: 1.5

Integrating and Improving Multiple Method Aging Research

One of the basic tenets of mixed-method and mixed-methods research methodologies is that they integrate qualitative and quantitative data to provide a more holistic understanding of a research question. This interdisciplinary symposium examines several aging research projects to illustrate best practices for integrating and improving multiple methods research projects. We draw on fields including cultural anthropology, discourse analysis, and sociocultural gerontology to examine questions of language, identity, transcription, and homelessness. In a mixed-methods study, Saunders examines the integration of data and analysis from staff interviews, residents' conversations, and staff ratings of friendship among persons living with dementia in a long-term care setting unit. Crampton examines the value of outliers in a study of how "old" is defined by people aging into 80+ decades. Dobbs' paper will discuss the role of AI transcription using smartphone and web-based platform technologies to collect data from older adults and their caregivers. Perone uses a novel multi-method approach to learn about housing models that aim to prevent or intervene in homelessness among LGBTQIA+ older adults.

Directors of Aging Centers Interest Group Sponsored Symposium

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, participants will be able to describe the differences between multiple method research and mixed-methods research.
  • After attending this session, participants will be able to list strategies for integrating an improving qualitative and quantitative research projects.

Presentations:

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    What Does Integration Look Like in Mixed-Methods Research?

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Pamela A. Saunders, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Who is “Old” in an Affluent Retirement Community: Qualifying Stigma Through Outlier Data

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Alexandra Crampton, MSW, MA, PhD (she/her/hers) – Marquette University

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    The Use of Artificial Intelligence Transcription Technology in Caregiver Qualitative Data Collection

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Debra Dobbs, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Housing Models to Prevent and Intervene in Homelessness Among LGBTQIA+ Older Adults

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Angela K. Perone, PhD, JD, MSW, MA (she/her/hers) – University of California Berkeley