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The guidance of semi-structured interview

I am the PhD candidate student of Health Management in Iran University of Medical Sciences. My study title is “the design of a pattern to use Volunteer Clinical Forces (VCF) in Tehran’s hospitals.” Hence, I follow this goal through this aim. Before interview, it is necessary to notice following points
1. This is a research interview and is solely related to collecting data of present thesis. The format and goal of this interview is absolutely different from ordinary journalistic interviews
2. Based on your permission, the content of your statements, questions, and answers will be kept to transcribe and insert the data into data analysis software
3. You can continue interview as far as you like. Your statements are surely kept confidential. You are given a “participant code” which only research team know that who’s this code is. In all analyses, you are mentioned just by your code
4. First, I apologize you for interrupting your words or asking additional description with regard to the mentioned issues
Research’s questions
1. Please describe your professional activities briefly.
2. As a high-ranking health manager, what is your idea about using VCF in hospitals?
3. What are the dimensions and modifiers of using VCFs in hospitals?
4. What are the present patterns for using VCFs? In your opinion, which one of them is more practical?
5. In your opinion, in what hospital sectors VCFs can be more effective?
6. What are your suggestions to manage more efficiently VCFs and keep and promote their motivation?
7. In your opinion, do NGOs have the capacity to use VCFs permanently?
8. As a manager, what are your concerns in using VCFs in hospitals?
9. Respecting your participation, please provide your possible suggestions with regard to using VCFs in hospitals?

VCF=Volunteer clinical force