Using Focus Groups to Design a Valid Questionnaire

Making Marital Infidelity Questionnaire as valid one

Background and Objective: The issue of marital infidelity in Iranian society is a growing concern  which is accompanied  to unsustainable relationships and high divorce rates. The present  study aimed  to study the psychometric properties of the Persian version of marital infidelity questionnaire. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-psychometric research in which  400  university st...

Using Focus Groups to Validate a Pharmacy Vaccination Training Program

Introduction: Focus group methodology is commonly used to quickly collate, integrated views from a variety of different stakeholders. This paper provides an example of how focus groups can be employed to collate expert opinion informing amendments on a newly developed training program for integration into undergraduate pharmacy curricula. Materials and methods: Four focus groups were conducted,...

Using faculty focus groups to launch a scholarly communication program

Purpose – This paper explores the benefits of using faculty focus groups as an early component of a scholarly communications program with suggestions for planning and conducting sessions, recruiting participants and analyzing outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the experiences and findings of the authors where the use of focus groups was used in the initial stages of organizing a s...

Focus Groups as Qualitative Research PLANNING AND RESEARCH DESIGN FOR FOCUS GROUPS

Using Sociograms to Enhance Power and Voice in Focus Groups.

OBJECTIVE To discuss the use of sociograms in our focus groups with homeless sheltered mothers and to assess facilitator influence and the distribution of power influence. DESIGN AND SAMPLE An exploratory, descriptive qualitative design that utilizes both focus groups and sociograms. Two focus groups were conducted in December 2009 (N = 7) and January 2010 (N = 4). Data analysis included a co...