Patient preference of ostomy pouching systems – focus group interviews with stoma care patients

Changing an ostomy pouching system.

Analyzing focus group interviews.

Over the years I’ve been asked lots of questions about analysis. Here are the most frequently asked questions and my answers. Keep in mind that my first answer for almost all of these questions is: “It depends.” Your situation or environment and the type of study you are doing are major factors that influence how analysis might best be done. OK, given that caveat, here is an attempt to answer t...

Issues experienced while administering care to patients with dementia in acute care hospitals: A study based on focus group interviews

Objective Dementia is a major public health problem. More and more patients with dementia are being admitted to acute care hospitals for treatment of comorbidities. Issues associated with care of patients with dementia in acute care hospitals have not been adequately clarified. This study aimed to explore the challenges nurses face in providing care to patients with dementia in acute care hospi...

The focus group method: insights from focus group interviews on sexual health with adolescents.

This article concerns the manner in which group interaction during focus groups impacted upon the data generated in a study of adolescent sexual health. Twenty-nine group interviews were conducted with secondary school pupils in Ireland, and data were subjected to a qualitative analysis. In exploring the relationship between method and theory generation, we begin by focusing on the ethnographic...

Suicide: qualitative data from focus group interviews with youth.

Suicide is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people aged 15-24 years of age. This paper illustrates the use of focus groups with young people to enhance knowledge of ways to address youth suicide. Analysis of the findings identified three themes perceived by participants as being warning signs of a suicidal friend (personality changes, risk-taking behaviour and unusual actions). ...