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Language | English |
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Pages | 16-19 |
Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Focus group interviews in nursing research: part 1. / Doody, Owen; Slevin, Eamonn; Taggart, Laurence.
In: British Journal of Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2013, p. 16-19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Focus group interviews in nursing research: part 1.
AU - Doody, Owen
AU - Slevin, Eamonn
AU - Taggart, Laurence
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Focus groups are used by researchers in the social and behavioural sciences to explore phenomena and are accepted as a legitimate qualitative methodology. The primary goal of focus groups is to use interaction data resulting from discussion among participants to increase the depth of the enquiry and reveal aspects of the phenomenon assumed to be otherwise less accessible. This article, the first of three articles on focus groups, examines the nature of focus groups, issues regarding planning focus groups, selecting participants and the size of the groups. This article is aimed at students who are undertaking research modules as part of their academic studies or writing a research proposal as well as at novice researchers who intend to use focus groups as a means of data collection.
AB - Focus groups are used by researchers in the social and behavioural sciences to explore phenomena and are accepted as a legitimate qualitative methodology. The primary goal of focus groups is to use interaction data resulting from discussion among participants to increase the depth of the enquiry and reveal aspects of the phenomenon assumed to be otherwise less accessible. This article, the first of three articles on focus groups, examines the nature of focus groups, issues regarding planning focus groups, selecting participants and the size of the groups. This article is aimed at students who are undertaking research modules as part of their academic studies or writing a research proposal as well as at novice researchers who intend to use focus groups as a means of data collection.
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 16
EP - 19
JO - British Journal of Nursing
T2 - British Journal of Nursing
JF - British Journal of Nursing
SN - 0966-0461
IS - 1
ER -