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Case Reports
. 2016 May;26(6):734-40.
doi: 10.1177/1049732315591150. Epub 2015 Jun 15.

Deliberative Discussion Focus Groups

Erin Rothwell  1 , Rebecca Anderson  2 , Jeffrey R Botkin  2
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Deliberative Discussion Focus Groups

Erin Rothwell et al. Qual Health Res. 2016 May.

Abstract

This article discusses a new approach for the conduct of focus groups in health research. Identifying ways to educate and inform participants about the topic of interest prior to the focus group discussion can promote more quality data from informed opinions. Data on this deliberative discussion approach are provided from research within three federally funded studies. As healthcare continues to improve from scientific and technological advancements, educating the research participants prior to data collection about these complexities is essential to gather quality data.

Keywords: USA; deliberative discussion; education; focus groups; qualitative.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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