Introduction: The Challenge and Promise of Focus Groups

Kitzinger, Jenny; Barbour, Rosaline S.

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“…The provision of services such as epidural pain relief, ability to perform caesarean section, and availability of medical personnel was similar in all units apart from high dependency neonatal care, which was only available in the city hospitals. Authors have worked with groups of five or six participants and as few as three (Twinn 1998, Lane et al 2001, Kitzinger and Barbour 1999. A pilot study was conducted to assess recruitment strategies, sample size, and collect preliminary data (Polit and Beck 2004).…”

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‘Not enough people to look after you’: An exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

2012

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‘Not enough people to look after you’: An exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

2012

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“…This is a qualitative research, with focus group design. Focus Groups are discussion groups, which are stimulated by moderators, characterized by interpersonal group interaction 14 , and foster exchanges, discoveries and formation of new ideas 15 . The study consisted of a group of ten family members of children/ adolescents with language disorders in speech therapy assistance at CEPRE (Center for Studies and Research in Rehabilitation "Prof. Dr. Gabriel Harbor") -FCM -UNICAMP.…”

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Grupo de familiares de indivíduos com alteração de linguagem: o processo de elaboração e aplicação das atividades terapêuticas

Santos

Montilha

2016

Rev. CEFAC

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Purpose: to analyze the process of elaboration and application of the activities developed at family members group of kids/teens with language alteration undertherapeutic accompaniment. Methods: it is a qualitative research, focus groups, and the data collected through field diary of discussions supervision of speech therapy stage in Linguagem Chance of origin instituition, and audio and video recording of family groups, containing transcription and content analysis of the found data. Results: the stage of supervision encouraged studants to mature reasoning to approach with the family, the activities of groups, encouraging the participants to reflect about difficulties and how to deal with the change of linguage, among others. Conclusion: the study contributed to the description of maturing of trainees over the supervision and raised the discussion of speech therapy approach to family, encouraging him to build with the subject ways to benefit you in linguagem disorder, without damaging relations linkages and interaction. Keywords: Rehabilitation of Speech and Language Disorders; Health of Specific Groups; Family RESUMO Objetivo: descrever o processo de elaboração e aplicação de atividades com grupos de familiares de crianças/adolescentes com alterações de linguagem em acompanhamento fonoaudiológico. Métodos: trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, de grupo focal, sendo que a coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de diário de campo das discussões em supervisões do estágio de Fonoaudiologia em Alterações de Linguagem da instituição de origem e de gravação de áudio e vídeo dos grupos de familiares, contendo transcrição e análise de conteúdo dos dados obtidos. Resultados: as supervisões do estágio estimularam os alunos a amadurecer o raciocínio e levantar questões relevantes à abordagem com a família; nas atividades dos grupos, os participantes foram estimulados a refletirem sobre questões como postura frente às dificuldades, maneira de lidar com a alteração da linguagem, entre outros. Conclusão: o estudo contribuiu para a descrição do amadurecimento dos estagiários ao longo das supervisões, bem como levantou a discussão sobre abordagem do fonoaudiólogo ao familiar, estimulando-o a construir com o sujeito maneiras de beneficiá-lo em sua alteração de linguagem, sem danificar as relações de vínculos e interação.

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“…Focus groups make explicit use of group interaction by encouraging participants to discuss their own and others' arguments and perceptions (Kitzinger & Barbour, 1999). The typical size of a focus group is 5-10 participants (e.g.…”

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Tourists' Perception of International Air Travel's Impact on the Global Climate and Potential Climate Change Policies

Becken

2007

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Tourism's increasing contribution to climate change, especially through the use of air travel, is now acknowledged. This study seeks to explore tourists' knowledge and awareness of aviation's impact on the climate, their sense of personal responsibility and their reactions to specific climate change policies. A focus group approach -informed by interviews with international tourists leaving New Zealand -was chosen to involve tourists in discussing climate change and travel. In the focus groups, three policy options were discussed: voluntary initiatives, a global air travel charge and a per capita carbon budget. The global air travel tax emerged as a realistic compromise between restricting travel and achieving emissions reduction. When discussing individual responsibility for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tourists distinguished between their travel and their everyday life, where responsibility for mitigation was perceived to be greater. The value of freedom to travel is firmly established in the minds of many tourists and limiting travel is considered unacceptable by the (hyper) mobile tourists who participated in this research. Only major societal changes to bring about behavioural change seem likely to reduce air travel's contribution to climate change.

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Introduction: The Challenge and Promise of Focus Groups

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‘Not enough people to look after you’: An exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

‘Not enough people to look after you’: An exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland

Grupo de familiares de indivíduos com alteração de linguagem: o processo de elaboração e aplicação das atividades terapêuticas

Tourists' Perception of International Air Travel's Impact on the Global Climate and Potential Climate Change Policies

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