Design/methodology/approach – A review of the academic and practitioner literature on qualitative group research in academic, social and market research indicates that various terms for groups are used interchangeably and are often assumed to have the same meaning. These terms include; Focus Group, ...
Before you start your focus group discussion, remind participants of the purpose of the group and hand out a consent form. The consent form should reiterate the purpose of the event, outline the participants' rights, identify the compensation, list the facilitators' contact information, and prompt...
Other issues that came up less frequently were partici- pants believing that we were looking for the correct an- swer rather than an opinion; a lack of space making the sorting and ranking difficult to do; and poor eyesight in the older respondents meaning that pictures in the asso- cia...
Focus group #2 participant Discussion Overview Aims of app development and definitions of success may differ between researchers and programmers, and each may be responding to different perceived needs of end users. Teams can address some of these differences through continuous formative research with...
The focus group and the evaluation with the partners were audio-recorded and subsequently transcribed verbatim in the original language to preserve the intended meaning of the patients’ responses. The transcripts were imported and analyzed using NVivo (version 12.5.0.815, QRS International, Melbourne,...
Focus groups were conducted in Polish, the obtained data were also analyzed in Polish and then translated into English by a professional translator and then the translation was checked for correct interpretation of meaning by the last author (TP). Data analysis The data were analyzed using thematic...
meaning that they continue to experience morbidity from asthma symptoms.3,4 Poor asthma control increases the risk for exacerbations and death, reduces productivity at work and school, and results in substantial direct and indirect costs.8–10 Over the next 20 years in the US, direct costs assoc...
Focus groups were conducted in Polish, the obtained data were also analyzed in Polish and then translated into English by a professional translator and then the translation was checked for correct interpretation of meaning by the last author (TP). Data analysis The data were analyzed using ...
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(2015), the focus group definition includes three essential components: 1) a research method aimed at data collection; 2) locating the interaction in the group discussion as the source of data; and 3) recognizing the active role of the researcher in stimulating the group discussion for data ...