Maintaining your focus in focus groups: Avoiding common mistakes

Côté‐Arsenault, Denise; Morrison‐Beedy, Dianne

doi:10.1002/nur.20063

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“…(18,19) The interview guide was designed using the recommendations of Clotaire Rapaille's The Culture Code, (20) to capture opinion information on the topic of prostate cancer and specifically on radio and print advertisements designed for the PRAP media campaign. The interview guide contained initial probes to elicit "gut" reactions to key words.…”

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Using Focus Groups to Adapt Ethnically Appropriate, Information-Seeking and Recruitment Messages for a Prostate Cancer Screening Program for Men at High Risk

Bryan

Wetmore-Arkader

Calvano

et al. 2008

Journal of the National Medical Association

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Purpose-To adapt ethnically appropriate radio and newspaper messages in order to increase information seeking and recruitment to a high risk Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program (PRAP) using input from focus groups.Methods-We conducted 4 gender-and ethnic specific-focus groups composed of up to 8 participants each. Group participants ranged in age from 35-69 and were either at risk for prostate cancer or were married to someone at risk. Participants evaluated both print and radio advertisements for a PRAP media recruitment campaign and their recommendations were used to adapt the advertisements.Results-"Trigger words", e.g., "research program" were found to be a particular issue for African American men who cited concerns about "experimentation", while the other groups cited concerns about time commitments and cost. In the print messages, familial themes garnered an overall favorable response, but Caucasian American (CAs) participants responded negatively to the use of photos of age appropriate models.Conclusion-Focus groups are useful in checking health professional assumptions about health messages prior to developing awareness or recruitment advertisements or materials. There was an implied preference for "younger" models among CAs. Radio and print messages were adapted using the focus group recommendations, i.e,. focusing on familial themes, adding race specific risk estimates, and using younger-than-target group models.

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Using Focus Groups to Adapt Ethnically Appropriate, Information-Seeking and Recruitment Messages for a Prostate Cancer Screening Program for Men at High Risk

Bryan

Wetmore-Arkader

Calvano

et al. 2008

Journal of the National Medical Association

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“…Seven boys and 12 girls were recruited through convenience sampling (Côté-Arsenault & Morrison-Beedy, 2005;Ford & Beaumier, 2011): CWP staff recommended some youth who were interested and available while others participated through word of mouth. During the first week, I facilitated video-making workshops in the community where youth familiarized themselves with video equipment and editing software.…”

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“…The videos sparked conversations in the community. Eleven community members and leaders (eight women and three men), recruited through convenience sampling (Côté-Arsenault & Morrison-Beedy, 2005;Ford & Beaumier, 2011), participated in focus group discussions. Most of the participants worked in some capacity within the community.…”

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Our Way of Life: Importance of Indigenous Culture and Tradition to Physical Activity Practices

Tang

Program²,

Jardine

2016

IJIH

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To challenge the current negative and disease-oriented view in the Western health science paradigm, researchers from the University of Alberta collaborated with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation's Community Wellness Program in a participatory action research project that took a wellness-and strengths-based approach to explore physical activity. We worked with youth to develop participatory videos about physical activity, which sparked community conversations on health promotion, community wellness, and ways to encourage more people to engage in physical activity. Findings revealed a multifaceted meaning of physical activity, supported by the theme of cultural identity. Participants highlighted aspects of culture, tradition, participation, and the land in defining physical activity. Being active was not only about soccer and running, but also playing traditional games, checking the fishnet, scraping the hide, being out on the land, and participating in the community. In other words, to be physically active was to be culturally active and to actively contribute in the community. Ultimately, through collaboration and dialogue, we generated different meanings of physical activity grounded in wellness, and we reinforced and provided further understanding of the cultural element of this health science terminology in an Indigenous context.

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“…92,93 The discussion framework used in the focus group discussions is described in Box 6. These discussions aimed to enable participants to describe the issues that took prominence in their lives, their hopes and aspirations, how these were identified and dealt with by HCPs in the clinic setting, and what patients and families wanted from clinic consultations.…”

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Development and evaluation by a cluster randomised trial of a psychosocial intervention in children and teenagers experiencing diabetes: the DEPICTED study

Gregory

Robling²,

Bennert³

et al. 2011

Health Technol Assess

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Maintaining your focus in focus groups: Avoiding common mistakes

Cited by 100 publications

References 8 publications

Using Focus Groups to Adapt Ethnically Appropriate, Information-Seeking and Recruitment Messages for a Prostate Cancer Screening Program for Men at High Risk

Using Focus Groups to Adapt Ethnically Appropriate, Information-Seeking and Recruitment Messages for a Prostate Cancer Screening Program for Men at High Risk

Our Way of Life: Importance of Indigenous Culture and Tradition to Physical Activity Practices

Development and evaluation by a cluster randomised trial of a psychosocial intervention in children and teenagers experiencing diabetes: the DEPICTED study

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