The online platform used for conducting research has a significant impact on the reach, convenience, participant anonymity, data collection, analysis, technical considerations, and ethical aspects of your research. Choosing the right platform is crucial for maximizing participant engagement, data quality, and overall research outcomes.
With Discuss diverse aspects are met:
Reach and accessibility
Researchers can engage with participants from different locations, allowing for a more diverse and global sample and eliminating geographical barriers. The Discuss Live Meeting Room is user-friendly & mobile-friendly.
Anonymity and openness
Discuss can provide a certain level of anonymity to participants, which may encourage more honest and open responses. Participants may feel more comfortable sharing sensitive or personal information when privacy & security settings are enabled. The Discuss Live Meeting Room allows audio-only Interviews, Pseudonyms, Interview Recordings Blur & Recordings can be disabled.
Blurred Background Feature
Before joining a live session, you can select your video devices and opt to blur your background. This feature is essential for maintaining impartiality, objectivity, and privacy—especially crucial in healthcare research. This feature works for Chromium browsers (Chrome and Edge) and NOT with non-chromium-based browsers like Safari or on IOS.
Blurred backgrounds provide a customized interview experience that enables the privacy of any background content. Mitigate worries regarding personal identifying information (PII) in the background by easily concealing it with the click of a button. You can also access the blurred background feature through the settings cog during the session to make real-time adjustments. Every change is reflected in the recording, transparently showing when the background was blurred or revealed.
Data collection and analysis
Discuss offer various tools and features for data collection, such as surveys, polls, and chat functionalities. These features streamline the data collection process, making it easier to capture and organize participant responses.