scholarly journals Public attitudes towards COVID‐19 contact tracing apps: A UK‐based focus group study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon N. Williams ◽  
Christopher J. Armitage ◽  
Tova Tampe ◽  
Kimberly Dienes
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Focus Group Study

Public attitudes to COVID-19 ‘booster vaccinations and influenza vaccines: A qualitative focus group study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Nicholas Williams
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Influenza Vaccines ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Initial Decision ◽  
Population Immunity ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Online Focus Groups ◽  
Flu Vaccine

Objectives This study explored public attitudes to COVID-19 ‘booster’ vaccines and influenza vaccines, including participants intentions to have them or not, and their preferences on how and when they should be administered. Study design. Qualitative study using online focus groups and interviews.Methods Group and individual online interviews were conducted with a diverse sample of 21 adults in the United Kingdom to explore their views on the issue of COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccination. Data were analysed using a framework approach.Results Three themes emerged to unpack participants views on COVID-19 booster and flu vaccinations: (1) Booster intentions correspond with decisions around initial vaccination (2) Mixed views on booster and flu vaccines (3) Mixed views on whether to get COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines together or separately. Those who had been more willing to accept their initial COVID-19 vaccine were more willing to accept a booster and a flu vaccine, whereas those who had been more hesitant about their initial COVID-19 vaccine were more hesitant about getting a booster and a flu vaccine – including the idea of getting them together.Conclusions Public health messaging related to COVID-19 boosters might emphasise that they can be seen as: an extension of their initial decision to get vaccination; a way to maintain population immunity over the longer term; a collective act (to protect others); a way to maintain freedoms or ‘normality’. Messaging around boosters and influenza vaccines needs to emphasise they are safe and convenient to be taken together and that both are important, especially for those clinically vulnerable

scholarly journals Assessing public attitudes on the retention and use of residual newborn screening blood samples: A focus group study

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 1305-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Rothwell ◽  
Rebecca Anderson ◽  
Aaron Goldenberg ◽  
Michelle H. Lewis ◽  
Louisa Stark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Newborn Screening ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Blood Samples

scholarly journals Public attitudes towards COVID-19 contact tracing apps: a UK-based focus group study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Nicholas ◽  
Chris Armitage ◽  
Tova Tampe ◽  
Kimberly Dienes
Keyword(s):  
Text Messaging ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
The Public ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Greater Good ◽  
The Uk

OBJECTIVE: To explore public attitudes to the proposed COVID-19 contact tracing app in the United Kingdom.DESIGN: Qualitative study consisting of five focus groups carried out between 1st-4th May, 2020 (39-42 days after the official start of the UK lockdown). SETTING: Online video-conferencingPARTICIPANTS: 22 participants, all UK residents aged 18 years and older, representing a range of different genders, ages, ethnicities and locations.RESULTS: Participants were split roughly equally in number across three groups: will use the app; will not be using the app; and undecided as to whether they will use the app. Analysis revealed five main themes: (1) Lack of information and misconceptions surrounding COVID-19 contact tracing apps; (2) concerns over privacy; (3) concerns over stigma; (4) concerns over uptake; and (5) contact tracing as the ‘greater good’. These themes were found across the sample and the three groups. However, concerns over privacy, uptake and stigma were particularly significant amongst those state they will not be using the app and the view that the app is for the “greater good” was particularly significant amongst those who stated they will be using the app. One of the most common misconceptions about the app was that it could allow users to specifically identify and map COVID-19 cases amongst their contacts and in their vicinity.CONCLUSIONS: We offer four recommendations: (1) To offset the fact that many people may not be accessing, or might be avoiding, news coverage on COVID-19, authorities must communicate to the public via a range of methods including but not limited to: social media ads, postal information, text messaging and other emergency alert systems. (2) Communications should emphasise that the app cannot enable the user to identify which of their contacts has reported COVID-19 symptoms or tested positive. (3) Communication should emphasise collective responsibility (‘the greater good’) to promote social norms around use of the app (4) Communication should provide a slogan that maximises clarity of message, for example: ‘Download the app, protect the NHS, save lives’.

scholarly journals Public attitudes towards pricing policies to change health-related behaviours: a UK focus group study

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1058-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Somerville ◽  
Theresa M. Marteau ◽  
Ann Louise Kinmonth ◽  
Simon Cohn
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Pricing Policies ◽  
Health Related

Public Attitudes and Beliefs About Living Kidney Donation: Focus Group Study.

2014 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 819
Author(s):  
A. Tong ◽  
A. Ralph ◽  
J. Chapman ◽  
J. Gill ◽  
M. Josephson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Kidney Donation ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Living Kidney Donation ◽  
Focus Group Study

scholarly journals Exploring public attitudes towards the new Faster Diagnosis Standard for cancer: a focus group study with the UK public

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (683) ◽  
pp. e413-e421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Piano ◽  
Georgia Black ◽  
Dorothee Amelung ◽  
Emily Power ◽  
Katriina L Whitaker
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Referral Process ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
The Uk ◽  
A Current

BackgroundThe Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) is to be introduced in England in 2020. This standard is a new policy in which patients should have cancer ruled out or diagnosed within 28 days of referral.AimTo explore public attitudes towards the FDS within the context of their recent referral experiences.Design and settingFour 90-minute focus groups (two in Guildford, two in Bradford).MethodParticipants aged >50 years without a current cancer diagnosis (N = 29), who had completed certain diagnostic tests, for example, ultrasound, and received results within the last 6 months were recruited. Age, education, and sex were evenly distributed across groups through purposive sampling.ResultsThe largest cause of concern was the waiting process for obtaining test results. Most had experienced swift referral, and it was difficult for participants to understand how the new standard could impact upon time progressing through the system. Responsibility for meeting the standard was also a concern: participants did not see their own behaviours as a form of involvement. The GP’s role was conceptualised by patients as communicating about their referral, establishing patients’ preferences for information, and continued involvement at each stage of the referral process. The standard legitimised chasing for test results, but 28 days was considered too long.ConclusionPatients should be asked what they would like to know about their referral. GPs should be more transparent about the referral process and the potential for a lack of clarity around next steps.

scholarly journals The Effect of Tuberculosis and Tuberculosis Contact Tracing on School Function: An Exploratory Focus Group Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 389-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. G. Upshur ◽  
L. Deadman ◽  
P. Howorth ◽  
L. Shortt
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
School Function

scholarly journals Keeping it Human: A Focus Group Study of Public Attitudes Towards AI in Banking

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Mhairi Aitken ◽  
Magdalene Ng ◽  
Ehsan Toreini ◽  
Aad van Moorsel ◽  
Kovila P. L. Coopamootoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Focus Group Study

scholarly journals Public attitudes towards COVID-19 contact tracing apps: A UK-based focus group study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon N Williams ◽  
Christopher J Armitage ◽  
Tova Tampe ◽  
Kimberly Dienes
Keyword(s):  
Text Messaging ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Greater Good ◽  
The Uk

OBJECTIVE: To explore public attitudes to the proposed COVID-19 contact tracing app in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Qualitative study consisting of five focus groups carried out between 1st-4th May 2020 (39-42 days after the official start of the UK lockdown). SETTING: Online video-conferencing PARTICIPANTS: 22 participants, all UK residents aged 18 years and older, representing a range of different genders, ages, ethnicities and locations. RESULTS: Participants were split roughly equally in number across three groups: will use the app; will not be using the app; and undecided as to whether they will use the app. Analysis revealed five main themes: (1) Lack of information and misconceptions surrounding COVID-19 contact tracing apps; (2) concerns over privacy; (3) concerns over stigma; (4) concerns over uptake; and (5) contact tracing as the 'greater good'. These themes were found across the sample and the three groups. However, concerns over privacy, uptake and stigma were particularly significant amongst those state they will not be using the app and the view that the app is for the 'greater good' was particularly significant amongst those who stated they will be using the app. One of the most common misconceptions about the app was that it could allow users to specifically identify and map COVID-19 cases amongst their contacts and in their vicinity. CONCLUSIONS: We offer four recommendations: (1) To offset the fact that many people may not be accessing, or might be avoiding, news coverage on COVID-19, authorities must communicate to the public via a range of methods including but not limited to: social media ads, postal information, text messaging and other emergency alert systems. (2) Communications should emphasise that the app cannot enable the user to identify which of their contacts has reported COVID-19 symptoms or tested positive. (3) Communication should emphasise collective responsibility ('the greater good') to promote social norms around use of the app (4) Communication should provide a slogan that maximises clarity of message, for example: 'Download the app, protect the NHS, save lives'.

Latina Adolescents' Plans, Barriers, and Supports: A Focus Group Study

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen H. McWhirter ◽  
Marina Valdez ◽  
Alisia R. Caban ◽  
Christina L. Aranda
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Latina Adolescents
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