scholarly journals Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Sleep and Feeding Method Among Mothers in the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Focus Group Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanna E. F. Rudzik ◽  
Helen L. Ball
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Infant Sleep ◽  
Maternal Perceptions ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Why do people opt-out or not opt-out of automatic enrolment? A focus group study of automatic enrolment into a workplace pension in the United Kingdom

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 447-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Prabhakar
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Pension Policy ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Opt Out ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Undue Pressure

Automatic enrolment (AE) into a workplace pension is an important recent development in pension policy. An important question for this policy is why do people opt-out or not opt-out of AE? This question is important for understanding the power of suggestion associated with AE as well as responding to concerns that women might face undue pressure to opt-out. This article addresses this question through a focus group study into the United Kingdom’s new AE policy. Women were more likely than men to cite lack of affordability as a reason for opting out. Lack of information also seemed important for the power of suggestion associated with AE. Further research should explore how to make AE less gender blind as well as the types of information or advice that should be provided alongside AE.

Public attitudes to COVID-19 ‘booster vaccinations and influenza vaccines: A qualitative focus group study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Nicholas Williams
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Influenza Vaccines ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Initial Decision ◽  
Population Immunity ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Online Focus Groups ◽  
Flu Vaccine

Objectives This study explored public attitudes to COVID-19 ‘booster’ vaccines and influenza vaccines, including participants intentions to have them or not, and their preferences on how and when they should be administered. Study design. Qualitative study using online focus groups and interviews.Methods Group and individual online interviews were conducted with a diverse sample of 21 adults in the United Kingdom to explore their views on the issue of COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccination. Data were analysed using a framework approach.Results Three themes emerged to unpack participants views on COVID-19 booster and flu vaccinations: (1) Booster intentions correspond with decisions around initial vaccination (2) Mixed views on booster and flu vaccines (3) Mixed views on whether to get COVID-19 booster and flu vaccines together or separately. Those who had been more willing to accept their initial COVID-19 vaccine were more willing to accept a booster and a flu vaccine, whereas those who had been more hesitant about their initial COVID-19 vaccine were more hesitant about getting a booster and a flu vaccine – including the idea of getting them together.Conclusions Public health messaging related to COVID-19 boosters might emphasise that they can be seen as: an extension of their initial decision to get vaccination; a way to maintain population immunity over the longer term; a collective act (to protect others); a way to maintain freedoms or ‘normality’. Messaging around boosters and influenza vaccines needs to emphasise they are safe and convenient to be taken together and that both are important, especially for those clinically vulnerable

British Consumers' Attitudes and Acceptance of Mobile Advertising

2009 ◽  
pp. 165-179
Author(s):  
Sylvie Laforet ◽  
Hannah Limahelu
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Mobile Advertising ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Small Screen

This wireless advertising is considered to be an important alternative advertising medium in the future, due to its numerous advantages over traditional media. However, little research has been conducted on consumer acceptance of this medium in particular, in the United Kingdom. This study explores consumers’ attitudes towards and acceptance of mobile advertising, using focus group interviews. Results indicate that British consumers generally do not accept mobile advertising. Although mobile adverts are seen as interesting, eye catching, and motivating consumers to browse. Consumers who accept the technology do not see the need to have adverts on their mobiles. Those who dislike this medium are comfortable with using the Internet through their PCs as they do not see the benefits of mobile advertising, due to its small screen and speed limitation. Managerial considerations are also discussed.

Attitudes Towards Assisted Dying in Dementia: A Focus Group Study with Younger and Older Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110632
Author(s):  
Freya Thompson ◽  
Alexandra R. Nelson ◽  
Rachel O. Coats ◽  
Judith Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
General Public ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Assisted Dying ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
The United Kingdom

Objectives: To explore attitudes towards assisted dying in dementia (ADID) and the rationales underlying these attitudes, among younger and older adults. Method: We conducted separate focus groups with younger ( n = 11) and older adults ( n = 14) in the United Kingdom with personal or professional experience of dementia. Discussions were prompted by two vignettes depicting scenarios of ADID. The data were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Though sometimes stronger in the older adults, many of the attitudes and underlying rationales were common across the age groups. Analysis generated four themes: ‘Perceptions of the disease’, ‘A case for empowerment’, ‘The morality of killing’ and ‘Logistical complexities’. Conclusions: For some, ADID was a hopeful alternative to the challenges they had witnessed in dementia. For others, the logistical problems surrounding ADID were insurmountable. Discussions were informed and insightful, highlighting the importance of including the general public in this ongoing debate.

scholarly journals Public conceptions and constructions of ‘British values’: A qualitative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Lee Jarvis ◽  
Lee Marsden ◽  
Eylem Atakav
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Change ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Explicit Recognition ◽  
Over Time

This article draws on original focus group research to explore constructions of ‘British values’, in ‘everyday’ discourse. Two prominent, yet competing conceptions of this term are identified: political/institutional and social/cultural. Although each of these conceptions risks essentialising ‘British values’, this risk is mitigated by publics in at least three ways: (1) explicit recognition of the term’s ambiguities; (2) discussion of its political motivations and exclusionary outcomes; and, (3) identification of qualitative change in the meaning of ‘British values’ over time. As the first exploration of public understandings of this term, their differences, and these complications, the paper offers three contributions: (1) adding breadth to existing studies of everyday nationalism through focus on ‘British values’ specifically; (2) shedding light on this trope’s work in broader conversations around social and political life in the United Kingdom; and (3) facilitating reflection on the reception of, resistance to, and re-making of elite political discourse.

scholarly journals Patients’ and caregivers’ needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in spiritual care: A focus group study across nine countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Ellen Selman ◽  
Lisa Jane Brighton ◽  
Shane Sinclair ◽  
Ikali Karvinen ◽  
Richard Egan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Practices

Background: Spiritual distress is prevalent in advanced disease, but often neglected, resulting in unnecessary suffering. Evidence to inform spiritual care practices in palliative care is limited. Aim: To explore spiritual care needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in an international sample of patients with life-limiting disease and family caregivers. Design: Focus group study. Setting/participants: Separate patient and caregiver focus groups were conducted at 11 sites in South Africa, Kenya, South Korea, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Finland and Poland. Discussions were transcribed, translated into English and analysed thematically. Results: A total of 74 patients participated: median age 62 years; 53 had cancer; 48 were women. In total, 71 caregivers participated: median age 61 years; 56 were women. Two-thirds of participants were Christian. Five themes are described: patients’ and caregivers’ spiritual concerns, understanding of spirituality and its role in illness, views and experiences of spiritual care, preferences regarding spiritual care, and research priorities. Participants reported wide-ranging spiritual concerns spanning existential, psychological, religious and social domains. Spirituality supported coping, but could also result in framing illness as punishment. Participants emphasised the need for staff competence in spiritual care. Spiritual care was reportedly lacking, primarily due to staff members’ de-prioritisation and lack of time. Patients’ research priorities included understanding the qualities of human connectedness and fostering these skills in staff. Caregivers’ priorities included staff training, assessment, studying impact, and caregiver’s spiritual care needs. Conclusion: To meet patient and caregiver preferences, healthcare providers should be able to address their spiritual concerns. Findings should inform patient- and caregiver-centred spiritual care provision, education and research.

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