Generating best evidence from qualitative research: the role of data analysis

Green, Julie; Willis, Karen; Hughes, Emma; Small, Rhonda; Welch, Nicky; Gibbs, Lisa; Daly, Jeanne

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00141.x

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“…Focus group data were first iteratively reviewed and discussed by members of the research team to identify key themes, recurrent patterns, and specific elements of the cessation programs that were identified as most and least helpful. Later, the relevant sections of the transcripts were labeled with codes consisting of words or short phrases to summarize the central points of each paragraph (Green et al, 2007). All transcripts were coded by the researchers using a thematic analysis approach with the NVivo software package (QSR International, Cambridge, MA).…”

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Smoking, Work Stress, and Barriers to Participation in HMO Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Transit Workers: Focus Group Results

Cunradi

Moore

Battle

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Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

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Elevated smoking prevalence among transit workers suggests that cessation services may not be appropriately tailored to this occupational group, resulting in treatment underutilization. We conducted 11 focus groups with employees (n=71) at a transit agency based in Oakland, California to explore workers' views and experiences regarding perceived barriers to participation in HMO smoking cessation treatment. Key themes that emerged from content analysis of the focus group transcripts included smoking for immediate relief from work stress, concerns about pharmacotherapy side effects, and structural barriers to treatment such as work shift schedules. This information can be used to tailor interventions aimed at effective tobacco cessation efforts with this workforce.

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Smoking, Work Stress, and Barriers to Participation in HMO Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Transit Workers: Focus Group Results

Cunradi

Moore

Battle

et al. 2015

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

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“…I analysed the transcripts using inductive analysis guided by the key research questions and the theoretical approaches outlined earlier. These involved constant comparison: multiple reading of the transcripts and the iterative generation of analytical categories and themes, including key topics, explanatory frameworks and discourses used by the participants to describe their experiences and practices [39][40][41]. I focused on both the overt features of the women's accounts (what they talked about and how they expressed themselves) and the sub-textual dimensions (the broader sociocultural contexts of their explanations and experiences).…”

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‘It Just Gives Me a Bit of Peace of Mind’: Australian Women’s Use of Digital Media for Pregnancy and Early Motherhood

Lupton

2017

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A diverse range of digital devices and software are available to women to seek and share information and personal experiences about pregnancy and parenting. This article reports findings from a focus group study involving Australian women who were pregnant or had very young children. The participants were asked to recount their experiences of using digital media for pregnancy and parenting and what media they would like to see developed that were not yet available. The findings revealed that digital media were very important to the participants. They were using mobile apps, social media, content-sharing platforms and online discussion forums to connect with each other and with family members, post images and other information about their pregnancy and children, track their pregnancy or their children's behaviours and development, and learn about pregnancy, infants and childcare. Despite their frequent use of and reliance on digital media, few participants had begun to consider the implications of sharing personal information about themselves or their children online or by using apps to record details. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the complexities of the intersections between information, emotional support, intimacy, personal data generation, sharing and privacy as they are conducted and experienced on the digital media used by women during these life stages.

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“…27,28 Two of the authors conducted all groups, which allowed continual data immersion; they then used a constant comparative, iterative method to analyse two transcripts, individually allocated text to a-priori and emergent codes, and compared and discussed interpretations to derive a coding framework. This framework was applied to the other transcripts and new emergent codes were discussed and added.…”

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Digital technology use among disadvantaged Australians: implications for equitable consumer participation in digitally-mediated communication and information exchange with health services

Newman¹,

Biedrzycki²,

Baum³

2012

Aust. Health Review

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Objective. To present research findings on access to, and use of, digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) by Australians from lower income and disadvantaged backgrounds to determine implications for equitable consumer access to digitally-mediated health services and information.Methods. Focus groups were held in 2008-09 with 80 residents from lower income and disadvantaged backgrounds in South Australia, predominantly of working-and family-formation age (25 to 55 years). Qualitative analysis was conducted on a-priori and emergent themes to describe dominant categories.Results. Access to, and use of, computers, the Internet and mobile phones varied considerably in extent, frequency and quality within and across groups due to differences in abilities, resources and life experience. Barriers and facilitators included English literacy (including for native speakers), technological literacy, education, income, housing situation, social connection, health status, employment status, and trust. Many people gained ICT skills by trial and error or help from friends, and only a few from formal programs, resulting in varied skills.Conclusion. The considerable variation in ICT access and use within lower income and disadvantaged groups must be acknowledged and accommodated by health initiatives and services when delivering digitally-mediated consumer-provider interaction, online health information, or online self-management of health conditions. If services require consumers to participate in a digitally-mediated communication exchange, then we suggest they might support skills and technology acquisition, or provide non-ICT alternatives, in order to avoid exacerbating health inequities. What is known about the topic?Government and health provider use of digitally-mediated information and communication is rapidly increasing. However, national data show that ICT access is distributed unevenly across Australia's population. Furthermore, this distribution mirrors the health gradient. There is little qualitative data on the extent to which, and ways in which, ICTs are used within lower income and disadvantaged groups -those with greater health need. 2. What does this paper add? This paper augments the scant literature to describe ICT access and use in a range of lower income and disadvantaged groups. It indicates barriers and facilitators, and highlights the need for formal supports to level up the whole population to have the skills, confidence and resources to use and benefit from ICT-mediated communication. 3. What are the implications for practitioners? As health services and governments increase the level of digitallymediated information and communication connection with consumers/patients, it is important to understand and find ways to address differential consumer access to and use of ICTs, so that equity of access to services and information is promoted. This is particularly important as lower income and disadvantaged groups are likely to have both poorer health and lower ICT use.

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Generating best evidence from qualitative research: the role of data analysis

Cited by 647 publications

References 20 publications

Smoking, Work Stress, and Barriers to Participation in HMO Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Transit Workers: Focus Group Results

Smoking, Work Stress, and Barriers to Participation in HMO Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Transit Workers: Focus Group Results

‘It Just Gives Me a Bit of Peace of Mind’: Australian Women’s Use of Digital Media for Pregnancy and Early Motherhood

Digital technology use among disadvantaged Australians: implications for equitable consumer participation in digitally-mediated communication and information exchange with health services

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