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For people living with schizophrenia, their experience is personal and culturally bound. Focused ethnography enablesresearchers to understand people’s experiences in-context, a prerequisite to providing person-centered care. Dataare gathered through observational fieldwork and in-depth interviews with cultural informants. Regardless of theculture, ethnographic research involves resolving issues of language, communication, and meaning. This article discussesthe challenges faced by a bilingual, primary mental health nurse researcher when investigating the experiences ofpeople living with schizophrenia in Zimbabwe. Bilingual understanding influenced the research questions, translationof a validated survey instrument and interview transcripts, analysis of the nuances of dialect and local idioms, andconfirmation of cultural understanding. When the researcher is a bilingual cultural insider, the insights gained can bemore nuanced and culturally enriched. In cross-language research, translation issues are especially challenging when itinvolves people with a mental illness and requires researcher experience, ethical sensitivity, and cultural awareness.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Chidarikire, S and Cross, M and Skinner, I and Cleary, M
Keywords:	bilingual research; cross-language research; focused ethnography; language translation; mental health nursing; health research; qualitative research; schizophrenia; Zimbabwe
Journal or Publication Title:	Qualitative Health Research
Publisher:	Sage Publications Inc
ISSN:	1049-7323
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732318758645
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s) 2018
Related URLs:	UTAS Profile: Chidarikire, S Google Scholar: Cross, M UTAS Profile: Cross, M Google Scholar: Cleary, M UTAS Profile: Cleary, M
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