‘Imposter participants’ in online qualitative research, a new and increasing threat to data integrity?

• Damien Ridge,
• Laurna Bullock,
• Hilary Causer,
• Tamsin Fisher,
• Samantha Hider,
• Tom Kingstone,
• Lauren Gray,
• Ruth Riley,
• Nina Smyth,
• Victoria Silverwood,
• Johanna Spiers,
• Jane Southam

Affiliations

Damien Ridge

School of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Westminster London UK

Laurna Bullock

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Hilary Causer

School of Health Sciences University of Surrey Guildford UK

Tamsin Fisher

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Samantha Hider

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Tom Kingstone

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Lauren Gray

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Ruth Riley

School of Health Sciences University of Surrey Guildford UK

Nina Smyth

School of Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Westminster London UK

Victoria Silverwood

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK

Johanna Spiers

School of Health Sciences University of Surrey Guildford UK

Jane Southam

School of Medicine Keele University Newcastle under Lyme & Staffordshire UK