How the study used Evidano
The study examined a district-wide therapy-dog program in Arizona’s largest school district through interviews with seven handlers, observations, and field notes. The researchers used thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke) on anonymized semi-structured interview transcripts.
Identify themes by research question. Anonymized transcripts were uploaded and Evidano was used to identify themes by research question in the initial stage.
Compare and confirm coding. AI-generated coding was compared with the researcher’s own coding, then the data was rerun a second time to confirm quotes aligned with specific themes and sub-themes.
Human review and validation. All AI-generated content was reviewed, revised, and validated by the first author for accuracy, relevance, consistency, and alignment with the research objectives.
Went through peer review and journal submission
The use of Evidano was reported in the Methods and noted in the Acknowledgments, citing its prior use in other published interview and document analyses. Transcripts were anonymized before analysis under an IRB-approved protocol. This reflects a transparent, human-reviewable workflow.
How Evidano fit the workflow
- 1Upload anonymized interview transcripts to Evidano
- 2Evidano identifies themes by research question
- 3Compare with the researcher’s coding, then rerun to confirm quote and theme alignment
- 4Researcher reviews, revises, and validates all output, naming four final themes
“All AI-generated content was reviewed, revised, and validated by the first author to ensure accuracy, relevance, consistency, and alignment with the research objectives.”
“The data was rerun a second time through the AI software to confirm the alignment of the quotes with specific themes and sub-themes.”
“AI technology was used as a thought partner to confirm and refine codes identified by the first author.”
Named in the Data Analysis section and the Acknowledgments of an IRB-approved, open-access study.
The authors cite earlier published studies that used the tool for interview and document analysis.
AI served as a thought partner; the first author confirmed and refined every code.