Nursing Research and Practice

Research Article

The Lived Experience of Play and How It Relates to Psychological Wellbeing: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) Study Amongst Undergraduate Students from Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health Professions’ Programmes in the United Kingdom

Interview topic guide.


Technical set up/preparation

Check recording equipment
Pen/paper

Setting the background

Introduction
Informed consent
Check participants’ programme of study and year
Confidentiality, safeguarding, and professional concerns
Reiterating the scope of the study

Icebreaker

What do you enjoy about your clinical placement?

Topic guide

Questions		Prompts and probes

1	Can you tell me about a time when something fun/playful happened at work?	How did that come about? (What was happening/happened on the ward/placement at that time?)
		When did this happen?
		What else is there about the situation which made it playful?
		What happened as a result?
		What happened afterwards?
		How did it impact you?
		Who else did it impact?

2	How did it affect you?	How did you feel?
		How long did it last?

3	What was your next example?	How does this differ from the previous example?

4	Tell me about other playful examples which are different?	Remember to let the silence in

Winding down

Thank you
Any questions?
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