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November 30, 2025BMJ Open QualityOpen Access

Preventing and mitigating fraudulent research participants in online qualitative violence and injury prevention research

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DZDevon ZiminskiELEsprene Liddell-Quintyn

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Overview

Methodological paper demonstrates strategies for preventing fraudulent participants in online qualitative data collection for firearm violence research, indicating important implications for injury.

Key Points

  • Online qualitative data collection increases accessibility while posing risks of fraudulent participants.
  • Strategies like prescreening and verification can deter fraudulent involvement in the research process.
  • Case study on a recent firearm violence study in a Northeast city highlights successful application of these methods.
  • Detecting fraudulent participants is essential to maintain the integrity and reliability of injury prevention research.

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Ziminski et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a3fchttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003706
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