Seeing both the forest and the trees: A process for tracking individual responses in focus group interviews
Goodwin, Valerie Ann Happell, Brenda
Goodwin, Valerie Ann
Happell, Brenda
Abstract
Focus groups are a popular component of nursing research. While they have their advantages, a number of disadvantages are apparent, such as the difficulty involved in capturing individual responses. The use of a tracking sheet would allow the researcher to identify individual responses, and thus produce separate transcripts for each participant, which can be forwarded for verification or discussion. The advantage of this approach is that the researcher is able to obtain an account from individuals in addition to the group account.
Keywords
focus groups, methods, nursing research, rigour
Date
2009
Type
Journal article
Journal
Nurse Researcher
Book
Volume
17
Issue
1
Page Range
62-67