de Chavez, A.C., Gilbertson, J., Tod, A.M. orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-3747 et al. (5 more authors) (2017) Using environmental monitoring to complement in-depth qualitative interviews in cold homes research. Indoor and Built Environment , 26 (7). pp. 937-950. ISSN 1420-326X
Abstract
Cold homes contribute to 20,000 to 40,000 excess winter deaths each year in the UK and approximately 300,000 hospital admissions. Using fuel poverty as an identifier for those at risk does not always capture everyday exposure to cold homes due to variations in financial trade-offs and behavioural factors. Few fuel poverty studies have combined environmental measurements with qualitative data on lived experiences of fuel poverty and cold homes. This paper looks at strengths and limitations of using a mixed method, environmental and qualitative interviewing approach. A series of six discreet studies were conducted between 2001 and 2015 using a similar methodology with a mixed methods design, where in-depth interviews were conducted alongside temperature and humidity measurements. The research studies found that combining environmental monitoring with qualitative research methods allows both cross-validation and triangulation of data in order to provide a richer and more insightful examination into the lives of people living in cold homes. The studies demonstrate how a combined methodological approach can help explain the choices, decisions and behaviour of households experiencing cold homes and fuel poverty. The paper concludes with recommendations for future development and implementation of the research method.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Sage Publications. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Indoor and Built Environment . Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Data logger; fuel poverty; excess winter deaths; mixed methods; environmental monitoring; public health |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/M001946/2 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 08:28 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 11:00 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X17719491 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1420326X17719491 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120905 |