Snowball Sampling: A Purposeful Method of Sampling in Qualitative Research

  • سال انتشار: 1396
  • محل انتشار: مجله گام های توسعه در آموزش پزشکی، دوره: 14، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_SDME-14-3_007
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 142
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نویسندگان

Mahin Naderifar

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran

Hamideh Goli

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

Fereshteh Ghaljaie

Community Nursing Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

چکیده

Background and Objectives Snowball sampling is applied when samples with the target characteristics are not easily accessible. This research describes snowball sampling as a purposeful method of data collection in qualitative research. Methods This paper is a descriptive review of previous research papers. Data were gathered using English keywords, including “review,” “declaration,” “snowball,” and “chain referral,” as well as Persian keywords that are equivalents of the following: “purposeful sampling,” “snowball,” “qualitative research,” and “descriptive review.” The databases included Google Scholar, Scopus, Irandoc, ProQuest, Science Direct, SID, MagIran, Medline, and Cochrane. The search was limited to Persian and English articles written between ۲۰۰۵ and ۲۰۱۳. Results The preliminary search yielded ۴۳۳ articles from PubMed, ۸۸ articles from Scopus, ۱ article from SID, and ۱۸ articles from MagIran. Among ۱۲۵ articles, methodological and non-research articles were omitted. Finally, ۱۱ relevant articles, which met the criteria, were selected for review. Conclusions Different methods of snowball sampling can be applied to facilitate scientific research, provide community-based data, and hold health educational programs. Snowball sampling can be effectively used to analyze vulnerable groups or individuals under special care. In fact, it allows researchers to access susceptible populations. Thus, it is suggested to consider snowball sampling strategies while working with the attendees of educational programs or samples of research studies.

کلیدواژه ها

Purposeful Sampling, Snowball, qualitative research, Descriptive Review

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