Focus-group interview and data analysis

Rabiee, Fatemeh

doi:10.1079/pns2004399

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“…The specific experiential dimensions of dead zone tourism were developed by focussing on all focus group contributions as well as reviewing the 25 specific tourism incidents. In common with recommended procedures for the qualitative analysis of material of this type, summary themes were developed from the reading and then added to or discarded on further re-reading of the material (Gomm, 2004;Rabiee, 2004). When one researcher had completed this task the second researcher checked and reviewed the adequacy of the summary themes.…”

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Tourism in Technology Dead Zones: Documenting Experiential Dimensions

Pearce

Gretzel

2012

International Journal of Tourism Sciences

112

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In the last decade, the way tourists use communication technology has become a strong focus of tourism research. Nevertheless there are some locations where there is limited or no internet technology access. These locations can be labeled dead zones. The aims of the present research focus on how tourists think about and react to situations where their normal connectivity with their larger social and information world is disrupted. This study uses the results from five focus groups as well as considerable supporting literature to map the kinds of experiential outcomes tourists report when they are in dead zones. The work reviews tourists' positive and negative experiential outcomes arising from operating outside of their usual technology support systems. In particular the study found that there are major tensions arising from dead zone tourism; specifically stress related to social communication, work communication, safety versus escape, and refreshing or learning the skills of being fully engaged with the present company and setting. In the last decade, the way tourists use communication technology has become a strong focus of tourism research. Nevertheless there are some locations where there is limited or no internet technology access. These locations can be labelled dead zones. The aims of the present research focus on how tourists think about and react to situations where their normal connectivity with their larger social and information world is disrupted. This study uses the results from five focus groups as well as considerable supporting literature to map the kinds of experiential outcomes tourists report when they are in dead zones. The work reviews tourists' positive and negative experiential outcomes arising from operating outside of their usual technology support systems. In particular the study found that there are major tensions arising from dead zone tourism; specifically stress related to social communication, work communication, safety versus escape, and refreshing or learning the skills of being fully engaged with the present company and setting.

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Tourism in Technology Dead Zones: Documenting Experiential Dimensions

Pearce

Gretzel

2012

International Journal of Tourism Sciences

112

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“…Focus groups are increasingly popular in health research for 'exploring what individuals believe or feel as well as why they behave in the way they do' (p. 655). 81 Focus groups were coducted with service users, carers, health professionals, key stakeholders from voluntary sector and community groups, commissioners and representatives of spiritual care. All focus groups used a topic guide developed around the key questions: 'How appropriate and accessible are generic early intervention services for the specific ethnic and cultural needs of BME communities in Birmingham?…”

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Ethnicity, detention and early intervention: reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for black and minority ethnic patients: the ENRICH programme, a mixed-methods study

Singh

Islam

Brown

et al. 2013

Programme Grants for Applied Research

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BackgroundBlack and minority ethnic (BME) service users experience adverse pathways into care. Ethnic differences are evident even at first-episode psychosis (FEP); therefore, contributory factors must operate before first presentation to psychiatric services. The ENRICH programme comprised three interlinked studies that aimed to understand ethnic and cultural determinants of help-seeking and pathways to care.Aims and objectivesStudy 1: to understand ethnic differences in pathways to care in FEP by exploring cultural determinants of illness recognition, attribution and help-seeking among different ethnic groups. Study 2: to evaluate the process of detention under the Mental Health Act (MHA) and determine predictors of detention. Study 3: to determine the appropriateness, accessibility and acceptability of generic early intervention services for different ethnic groups.MethodsStudy 1: We recruited a prospective cohort of FEP patients and their carers over a 2-year period and assessed the chronology of symptom emergence, attribution and help-seeking using semistructured tools: the Nottingham Onset Schedule (NOS), the Emerging Psychosis Attribution Schedule and the ENRICH Amended Encounter Form. A stratified subsample of user–carer NOS interviews was subjected to qualitative analyses. Study 2: Clinical and sociodemographic data including reasons for detention were collected for all MHA assessments conducted over 1 year (April 2009–March 2010). Five cases from each major ethnic group were randomly selected for a qualitative exploration of carer perceptions of the MHA assessment process, its outcomes and alternatives to detention. Study 3: Focus groups were conducted with service users, carers, health professionals, key stakeholders from voluntary sector and community groups, commissioners and representatives of spiritual care with regard to the question: ‘How appropriate and accessible are generic early intervention services for the specific ethnic and cultural needs of BME communities in Birmingham?’ResultsThere were no ethnic differences in duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and duration of untreated illness in FEP. DUP was not related to illness attribution; long DUP was associated with patients being young (< 18 years) and living alone. Black patients had a greater risk of MHA detention, more criminal justice involvement and more crisis presentations than white and Asian groups. Asian carers and users were most likely to attribute symptoms to faith-based or supernatural explanations and to seek help from faith organisations. Faith-based help-seeking, although offering comfort and meaning, also risked delaying access to medical care and in some cases also resulted in financial exploitation of this vulnerable group. The BME excess in MHA detentions was not because of ethnicity per se; the main predictors of detention were a diagnosis of mental illness, presence of risk and low level of social support. Early intervention services were perceived to be accessible, supportive, acceptable and culturally appropriate. There was no demand or perceived need for separate services for BME groups or for ethnic matching between users and clinicians.ConclusionsStatutory health-care organisations need to work closely with community groups to improve pathways to care for BME service users. Rather than universal public education campaigns, researchers need to develop and evaluate public awareness programmes that are specifically focused on BME groups.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Programme Grants for Applied Research programme.

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“…The method was adapted from the book, dissertation research and writing for construction students by (11 Next is Stage 3 where data collection were obtained through structured interview survey where questions were presented in the same order and with the same wording to all the interviewees. The interview survey had implemented the in-depth group interviews where respondents were selected because of the topic and their wide knowledge in strata development process (12). Targeted group for this research including professional authorities and industry players are chosen as they have knowledge in stratified Act implemented in Malaysia and clearly understand the new provision of share unit formula.…”

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Establishment of share unit formula for strata residential buildings and its implication to buyer and unit owner

Zana¹,

Roslan²,

Mustafa³

et al. 2018

IJET

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Stratified development has become a trend nowadays and still expanding to suit with the scarcity of land. During the implementation of the early Strata Titles Act, there are many issues and disputes raised in terms of its legislation, rule and regulation, implementation, management and maintenance. One of the issues is the establishment and implementation of share unit formula to strata building. Recently, the government of Malaysia has formulated and approved the new Act which is called the Strata Management Act 2013 whereby several amendment has been made to strengthen and improve the current exercise and give a new breath to strata building development. The objective of this paper is to study the establishment of Share Unit Formula for strata residential building in Klang Valley and the implication of the new provision to house buyers and unit owners. A quantitative survey has been done by conducting interviews with the professionals in the industry. The findings of the research revealed that there are many advantages obtained by the house buyers and unit owners due to the latest enforcement. Besides promotes transparency and accountability in the housing development industry, it is also help to encourage an efficient application of simultaneous vacant possession of Strata Title to the unit buyers.

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Focus-group interview and data analysis

Cited by 1,341 publications

References 13 publications

Tourism in Technology Dead Zones: Documenting Experiential Dimensions

Tourism in Technology Dead Zones: Documenting Experiential Dimensions

Ethnicity, detention and early intervention: reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for black and minority ethnic patients: the ENRICH programme, a mixed-methods study

Establishment of share unit formula for strata residential buildings and its implication to buyer and unit owner

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