OBJECTIVE To examine how fruit and vegetable (FV) programs address barriers to FV access and consumption as perceived by low-income individuals. DESIGN From 2011 to 2012, the researchers used 13 focus groups to better understand low-income individuals' perceptions about FV programs. SETTING Five North Carolina counties at community-serving organizations. PARTICIPANTS Low-income participan...

BACKGROUND Many youth physical activity interventions have minimal effect. To design better interventions we need to understand more about the factors that influence youth activity. Application of self-determination theory to youth physical activity, particularly the relatedness and competence, might suggest that friends and friendship groups influence the initiation and maintenance of youth ph...

Autism is a global phenomenon. Yet, there is a dearth of knowledge of how it is understood and its impact in low-income countries. We examined parents' and professionals' understanding of autism in one low-income country, Nepal. We conducted focus groups and semi-structured interviews with parents of autistic and non-autistic children and education and health professionals from urban and rural ...

BACKGROUND Family caregivers' experiences of formal care when caring for persons with dementia through the process of the disease is sparsely investigated. AIMS To investigate family caregivers' experiences of formal care when caring for a person with dementia, through the stages of the disease. DESIGN A qualitative approach with focus group interviews. METHODS Four focus group interviews...

BACKGROUND There is a growing interest in the objective assessment of health related outcomes using technology providing quality measurements to be applied not only in daily clinical practice, but also in scientific research. Differences in the understandings of the condition and the terminology used between people with Parkinson's (PwPs), clinicians and technical developers may influence the p...

OBJECTIVE To understand and analyze, from the perspective of adolescent victims of domestic violence who were cared for in an institution in Campinas-SP, the protective factors to which they are submitted and / or have access. METHOD This was qualitative research, with data collection occurring through focus groups with 17 adolescents, and semistructured interviews with seven of them; the dat...

PURPOSE The management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) involves trade-offs between immediate and delayed consequences of various treatments. Temporal trade-offs may be particularly salient for older adults because of age-related differences in prognosis and perceptions of future time. This study examined how perceptions of time influence the management of CNCP among patients and providers with...

Correspondence between everyday and scientific life is a blessing (Warren & Jahoda, 1966). Although virtual communities are nowadays widely expanded, research online is not fully developed yet, as methodological approaches are not designed specifically for online research. In addition, the results from the evaluation and the reports do not find an immediate space of use. As such, the researcher...