2017
DOI: 10.1111/nin.12192
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Planning focus group interviews with asylum seekers: Factors related to the researcher, interpreter and asylum seekers

Abstract: The aim of this article was to discuss factors related to the researcher, interpreter and asylum seekers when planning focus group interviews with asylum seekers. Focus group interview is one of the basic data collection methods in descriptive nursing and health research. It has been used in multicultural research, allowing an opportunity to participate without literacy and to have linguistic and cultural support from other participants. Asylum seekers form a specific, vulnerable group, and the growing number … Show more

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“…Given the sensitive nature of this topic, there was the possibility of social desirability bias, and differing experiences or opinions may not have been shared in the group setting [76]. It is also acknowledged that there are a number of characteristics that may influence whether an individual is considered a peer (such as gender age or class), that may influence trust and power dynamics between peer facilitators and participants [77,78].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given the sensitive nature of this topic, there was the possibility of social desirability bias, and differing experiences or opinions may not have been shared in the group setting [76]. It is also acknowledged that there are a number of characteristics that may influence whether an individual is considered a peer (such as gender age or class), that may influence trust and power dynamics between peer facilitators and participants [77,78].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While such factors can affect recruitment for individual interviews too, these are generally easier to arrange, involving only two people, with potential for flexibility about venue and time (Kitzinger and Barbour 1999). Both Kreugar (1994) and, more recently, Eklöf et al (2017), recommended that researchers should proceed with focus groups when only small numbers attend but neither discussed what to do if only one person attends a planned focus group. Barbour (2007) asserted that including some individual interviews within an overall focus group design may be 'a pragmatic decision' in some circumstances, for example, to recruit people who cannot attend planned focus groups.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study was approved by the ethical committee at the researchers' university and followed ethical recommendations as described in Orero et al (2018). Furthermore, special considerations were taken in the planning and execution of the focus group discussions due to the vulnerable situation in which asylum-seekers and refugees find themselves (Gibbs, 2007;Eklöf et al, 2017;Sandvik et al, 2017). These considerations were mindful of cultural differences, of the 'do no harm' imperative in humanitarian actions and of the dramatic experiences that participants have lived.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%