scholarly journals Focus-group interview and data analysis

2004 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 655-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Rabiee
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Health Development ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Group Interviews

In recent years focus-group interviews, as a means of qualitative data collection, have gained popularity amongst professionals within the health and social care arena. Despite this popularity, analysing qualitative data, particularly focus-group interviews, poses a challenge to most practitioner researchers. The present paper responds to the needs expressed by public health nutritionists, community dietitians and health development specialists following two training sessions organised collaboratively by the Health Development Agency, the Nutrition Society and the British Dietetic Association in 2003. The focus of the present paper is on the concepts and application of framework analysis, especially the use of Krueger's framework. It provides some practical steps for the analysis of individual data, as well as focus-group data using examples from the author's own research, in such a way as to assist the newcomer to qualitative research to engage with the methodology. Thus, it complements the papers by Draper (2004) and Fade (2004) that discuss in detail the complementary role of qualitative data in researching human behaviours, feelings and attitudes. Draper (2004) has provided theoretical and philosophical bases for qualitative data analysis. Fade (2004) has described interpretative phenomenology analysis as a method of analysing individual interview data. The present paper, using framework analysis concentrating on focus-group interviews, provides another approach to qualitative data analysis.

Suicide: Qualitative data from focus group interviews with youth

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1563-1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Coggan ◽  
Pam Patterson ◽  
Jacqui Fill
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

Children's Knowledge and Beliefs about AIDS: Qualitative Data from Focus Group Interviews

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn J. Hoppe ◽  
Elizabeth A. Wells ◽  
Anthony Wilsdon ◽  
Mary R. Gillmore ◽  
Diane M. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Group Interviews

scholarly journals Perception and manifestation of collaborative competencies among undergraduate health students

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Wládia Silva de Lima ◽  
Fábia Alexandra Pottes Alves ◽  
Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares ◽  
Marcelo Viana da Costa ◽  
Maria Wanderleya de Louvor Coriolano-Marinus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

Objective: to analyze the perception and manifestation of collaborative teamwork competencies among undergraduate health students who experienced the curricular internship’s integration module from the perspective of interprofessional education. Method: qualitative study, developed with the intervention research strategy. Twenty-eight students from five undergraduate health courses participated. Data were collected in three focus group interviews conducted with the undergraduate students at the end of each semester. For data analysis, the technique of intervention research and dialectical hermeneutics adopted was based on the theoretical framework of interprofessional education in health. Results: uniprofessional culture, the experience of integration of different fields of knowledge and collaborative competencies were manifested by the students in their reports and in the actions developed by the multidisciplinary team with individuals and families, during the experience of the curricular internship’s integration module. Conclusion: the experience of integration of the curricular internship from the perspective of interprofessionality favored the perception and manifestation of collaborative competencies that are necessary for teamwork among the students.

Patient and Caregiver Interplay in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Family Caregiver’s Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Ah Song ◽  
Myonghwa Park ◽  
Jaewon Park ◽  
Hong Jin Cheon ◽  
Mihyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms

The purpose of this study was to identify family caregivers’ experiences in managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) with particular focus on their interpersonal interactions with patient with dementia. Data were collected through focus-group interviews with 15 family caregivers from three local dementia-support centers located in Seoul. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Three main themes were identified through data analysis: triggers of BPSD, family caregiver’s actions in response to BPSD and patient’s reactions, and the effect of BPSD on family caregivers. Findings demonstrated that BPSD depended on the complex interplay of family caregivers and patients, including their interaction style. This information could help nurses when counseling and educating family caregivers to improve or modify their attitudes and approaches to behavioral symptoms of patients.

scholarly journals Everything in Moderation? A Mixed Methods Study on Perceptions of Parents' Drinking in the Presence of Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 551-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janne Scheffels ◽  
Inger Synnøve Moan ◽  
Elisabet Storvoll
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Data ◽  
The Family ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Parental Drinking ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Drinking Frequency

Introduction Parents are often warned about the negative consequences of drinking alcohol in the presence of their children, while surveys indicate that children fairly often see their parents drink and also being drunk. We applied a mixed method approach to explore attitudes towards parents' drinking in the presence of their children, using (1) survey and (2) focus group data. In the analysis of the focus group data, we also addressed which consequences of parents' drinking the participants emphasised, and how they reasoned for their opinions. The results were merged in order to compare, contrast and synthesise the findings from both data sets. Methods The data stem from a web survey among 18–69-year-old Norwegians (Study 1, N=2171) and from focus group interviews with 15–16-year-olds and parents of teenagers (Study 2, 8 groups, N=42). Results In both data sets, drinking moderately in the presence of children was mostly accepted, but attitudes became more restrictive with an increased drinking frequency and with visible signs of intoxication. The results from Study 2 showed also that definitions of moderation varied and that the participants used contextual factors such as atmosphere and occasion to define when drinking was acceptable and when it was not. In reflections on the importance of moderation, they emphasised parental responsibility for the family as a unit and parents' immoderate drinking as posing a risk to children's safety. The participants also underlined the importance of parental drinking in the alcohol socialisation process. Conclusion Parents' drinking in the presence of children was generally accepted as long as the drinking was moderate. The focus group data showed that definitions of moderation varied, and that social context also was used to define moderation.

scholarly journals Using framework analysis in health visiting research: Exploring first-time fathers' mental health and wellbeing

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 206-213
Author(s):  
Sharin Baldwin ◽  
Debra Bick
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Primary Research ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Worked Example ◽  
First Time

In qualitative research it is important to select the most appropriate approach, often resulting in the study being aligned to a specific epistemological stance. This article discusses the use of framework analysis; a pragmatic approach to qualitative data analysis that is not underpinned by a specific theoretical approach and does not require the same detailed theoretical knowledge as used in other qualitative methods. A step-by-step worked example is presented, demonstrating how primary research data can be analysed using the framework method and the five steps of data management for thematic analysis, as described by Ritchie et al (2014) . A framework to guide data analysis can help novice researchers develop their skills to undertake robust qualitative data analysis, while providing an audit trail and transparency. Framework analysis could be more widely used in health visiting research.

To live (code) or to not: A new method for coding in qualitative research

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 630-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uma D Parameswaran ◽  
Jade L Ozawa-Kirk ◽  
Gwen Latendresse
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
The Voice

Coding is an integral part of qualitative research for many scholars that use interview or focus group data. However, current practices in coding require transcription of audio/visual data prior to coding. Transcription before the coding process is an essential process for data analysis and even with meticulous detail, the nuances of nonverbal behavior found in audio and video data can be missed. In this article, we propose an alternative to coding with transcripts using a method called live coding which allows for simultaneous manual coding while listening or watching audio or video recording. We compared the method of live coding with transcript coding of text using focus group data from a perinatal telehealth group addressing depression. Based on the themes that emerged from analyzing the process, it is likely that live coding can be beneficial in preserving the voice of the participant especially used within focus group data. Live coding allowed us to see and hear the participants, an empowering process which allowed intent, context, and meaning of the words to be present in the results. Further study of live coding should include using digital tools for the analysis of qualitative data.

Mass tourists and destination interaction avoidance

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Jung Lee ◽  
Hugh Wilkins
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

The concept of the environmental bubble was introduced by Cohen to describe the ‘psychological comfort’ sought by mass tourists. However, there has been little empirical research to investigate the underlying structure of this construct. This study provides insight into the psychological motivations of those who choose mass tourism and provides a scale, named Tourist Interaction Avoidance, which measures the extent to which tourists seek to avoid uncertainty during their trips and can be used as a predictor of travel style. A sequential mixed methods research design was adopted with qualitative data collected through focus group interviews followed by a self-completion survey to collect the quantitative data. The findings identify three underlying components: ‘protection’, ‘food’ and ‘avoidance’. These provide deeper understanding of the needs of tourists from South Korea by identifying the three components that underpin the dimension and provide a means to measure individual tourist preferences.

scholarly journals Exploiting Metacognitive Networks Embedded in Narrative Focus Group Interviews Using NodeXL

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divan Jagals ◽  
Marthie Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Group B ◽  
Microsoft Office

Development of metacognitive theory for changing pedagogy remains an essential research activity. A lack of sufficient clear-cut qualitative analysis procedures extracting embedded metacognitive constructs from qualitative data (e.g., narrative focus group interviews) can hinder development of theory. An approach is therefore needed to analyse qualitative metacognitive data exploiting embedded metacognitive constructs for theory development. In an undergraduate fourth-year mathematics education module, two groups of students (Group A: n = 6; Group B: n = 5) participated in a series of focus group interviews. Participants designed and refined mathematics lessons about the concept of place value. We identified metacognitive networks as an embedded construct in students’ metacognitive processes. Findings indicate that metacognitive networks of an individual, social and socially shared metacognitive nature are embedded in qualitative data, and can be exploited to develop new metacognitive theory. We offer a novel three-step process in this methodology paper to extract metacognitive networks using Microsoft Office, ATLAS.ti and NodeXL.

scholarly journals Homosocial positionings and ambivalent participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (67) ◽  
pp. 055-075
Author(s):  
Morten Birk Hansen Mandau
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Status Enhancement

Although quantitative studies have found gender differences in the non-consensual sharing of privately produced sexual images, few studies have explored how these sharing practices are shaped by the gendered social interactions in which they take place. Drawing on qualitative data from seven same-sex focus group interviews, this study examines the non-consensual sharing and viewing of sexual images among young adults. The investigation shows how the non-consensual sharing and view- ing of sexting images is shaped by homosocial interactions and functions in gen- dered patterns of positioning, characterized by status enhancement among boys and visual gossiping among girls. However, the study also finds that young adults’ participation in these sharing practices is ambivalent, as they experience being both drawn to sexual images due to their private and authentic character, and repelled by them owing to the wrongfulness and illegality of sharing them. These findings are discussed in relation to research on youth sexting.

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