scholarly journals TWO STEPS FORWARD AND THREE STEPS BACK: STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LIVING AND WORKING WITHIN AN AGING SOCIETY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S665-S665
Author(s):  
Catherine J Tompkins ◽  
Emily S Ihara ◽  
Katelyn Bittinger
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Certificate Program ◽  
Aging Society ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Aging Studies ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Graduate Certificate

Abstract Each day, 10,000 Americans celebrate a 65th birthday, but there are still many young adults not choosing to enter a field that focuses on working with the older population. As part of a continued effort to understand low enrollments in a minor in aging studies and a graduate certificate program in gerontology, focus groups were held with students to explore why they are not choosing to learn more about one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. population. A total of 21 students participated in two focus groups. Students’ majors varied but included social work, public health, nursing and communications. All of the students were between the ages of 18 and 22 except for one student who was 68 years old. Only 6 students had taken an aging class, but every student indicated that they were close to a family member, 60 years old or older. Two researchers coded and analyzed the focus group data for themes. Examples of the themes about older adults included being unwilling to change, having negative views toward millennials, and being hampered by technology. Themes relative to student perspectives included needing empathy and patience to work with older adults, assuming decline and lacking opportunities within their majors to take gerontology courses. Comparing views and perspectives of older adults decades ago by traditional college-aged students to current day perspectives resulting from this data will be discussed as well as successful strategies for increasing enrollments in gerontology programs.

User-centered Requirements for Patient Fluid Intake Monitoring Support

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 736-740
Author(s):  
Ellen J. Bass ◽  
Andrew J. Abbate ◽  
Yaman Noaiseh ◽  
Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Fluid Intake ◽  
Fluid Consumption ◽  
Registered Dietitians ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

There is a need to support patients with monitoring liquid intake. This work addresses development of requirements for real-time and historical displays and reports with respect to fluid consumption as well as alerts based on critical clinical thresholds. We conducted focus groups with registered nurses and registered dietitians in order to identify the information needs and alerting criteria to support fluid consumption measurement. This paper presents results of the focus group data analysis and the related requirements resulting from the analysis.

scholarly journals Should Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) be Used With Focus Groups? Navigating the Bumpy Road of “Iterative Loops,” Idiographic Journeys, and “Phenomenological Bridges”

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 160940692092160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Love ◽  
Arlene Vetere ◽  
Paul Davis
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Thematic Approach ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Voice

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a qualitative thematic approach developed within psychology underpinned by an idiographic philosophy, thereby focusing on the subjective lived experiences of individuals. However, it has been used in focus groups of which some have been critical because of the difficulties of extrapolating the individual voice which is more embedded within the group dynamics and the added complexity of multiple hermeneutics occurring. Some have adapted IPA for use with focus groups, while others provide scant regard to these philosophical tensions. This raises the question whether IPA should be used with focus group data. To address these concerns, this article will set out a step-by-step guide of how IPA was adapted for use with focus groups involving drug using offenders (including illustrative examples with participants’ quotes). A rationale of why it was important to use both focus groups and an IPA approach will be covered including the value, merits, and challenges this presented. An overview of how participants’ idiographic accounts of their drug use, relapse, and recovery were developed will be provided. This article will conclude with a suggested way forward to satisfy the theoretical tensions and address the question raised in the title.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Framework for Collecting and Analyzing Data in Focus Group Research

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie ◽  
Wendy B. Dickinson ◽  
Nancy L. Leech ◽  
Annmarie G. Zoran
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Focus Group Research ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

Despite the abundance of published material on conducting focus groups, scant specific information exists on how to analyze focus group data in social science research. Thus, the authors provide a new qualitative framework for collecting and analyzing focus group data. First, they identify types of data that can be collected during focus groups. Second, they identify the qualitative data analysis techniques best suited for analyzing these data. Third, they introduce what they term as a micro-interlocutor analysis, wherein meticulous information about which participant responds to each question, the order in which each participant responds, response characteristics, the nonverbal communication used, and the like is collected, analyzed, and interpreted. They conceptualize how conversation analysis offers great potential for analyzing focus group data. They believe that their framework goes far beyond analyzing only the verbal communication of focus group participants, thereby increasing the rigor of focus group analyses in social science research.

scholarly journals Two Approaches to Focus Group Data Collection for Qualitative Health Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 160940691775078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Flynn ◽  
Lauren Albrecht ◽  
Shannon D. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Qualitative Health Research ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Qualitative Focus Groups

This article discusses four challenges to conducting qualitative focus groups: (1) maximizing research budgets through innovative methodological approaches, (2) recruiting health-care professionals for qualitative health research, (3) conducting focus groups with health-care professionals across geographically dispersed areas, and (4) taking into consideration data richness when using different focus group data collection methods. In light of these challenges, we propose two alternative approaches for collecting focus group data: (a) extended period of quantitative data collection that facilitated relationship building in the sites prior to qualitative focus groups and (b) focus groups by videoconference. We share our experiences on employing both of these approaches in two national research programs.

Stance Analysis

2011 ◽  
pp. 262-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peyton Mason ◽  
Boyd Davis ◽  
Deborah Bosley
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Online Chat ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Focus Groups ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Marketing Information

In this chapter, we will first discuss what stance is and highlight how we identify and measure stance using multivariate techniques, using an ongoing example taken from an Online Financial Focus Group. We review differences in stance between online real-time focus groups and online chat, as well as between online and face-to-face focus groups; and finally, proffer examples of stance analysis in two very different online focus groups: older adults discussing financial services and teens discussing clothes. As marketers see that online focus groups offer valuable marketing information by understanding the significance of how something is said as well as what is said, their confidence in the use of online focus-group data should increase.

Analysis of Interview and Focus Group Data for Characterizing Environments

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (19) ◽  
pp. 957-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally M. Cohen ◽  
Michael D. Gravelle ◽  
Karen S. Wilson ◽  
Ann M. Bisantz
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Sequential Data ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Quick Service

This paper describes a novel use of interview and focus group data to generate and substantiate hypotheses about a complex environment. In addition, it shows how MacSHAPA, a tool developed for analyzing sequential data, is a useful tool for analyzing these data. Although interviews and focus groups have been used extensively in social science and marketing, there are few examples documenting the use of these techniques in user-centered design. Furthermore, MacSHAPA has not been used to perform content analysis on interview and focus group data. In this paper, interviews and focus groups were collected as part of a larger study to understand human factors issues in quick service restaurant chains. These data were analyzed using MacSHAPA to perform content analysis. The results generated hypotheses that were validated by other data collection activities, and substantiated hypotheses that were derived by other analyses. The shortcomings and tradeoffs of using this analysis method for a human factors investigation are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceived Impediments to Completed Brain Autopsies Among Diverse Older Adults Who Have Signed a Uniform Anatomical Gift Act for Brain Donation for Clinical Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. 709-718
Author(s):  
Crystal M. Glover ◽  
Raj C. Shah ◽  
David A. Bennett ◽  
Robert S. Wilson ◽  
Lisa L. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The United States ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Brain Donation ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Open Coding

Background: A small number of older adults in the United States who agree to brain donation for clinical research belong to diverse racial, ethnic, and economic groups. Those who agree, however, are less likely to have completed brain autopsies compared with older non-Latino Whites of higher socioeconomic status. As such, our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias remains limited in these underrepresented and understudied populations. Here, we examine perceived impediments to completed brain au­topsies among diverse older adults who have agreed to brain donation for clinical research.Methods: Participants (N=22) were older adults (mean age=77 years) who self-identified as African American (n=8), Latino (n=6), or White of lower income (n=8). All participants had previously agreed to brain donation via the Uniform Anatomi­cal Gift Act. Each participant took part in a one-time, semi-structured focus group. Data were analyzed using a Grounded Theory Approach with both Open Coding and Constant Comparative Coding.Results: Perceived impediments to com­pleted brain autopsies varied by group. Older African Americans and older Latinos expressed concern about a lack of follow-through by family members regarding their brain donation wishes. Older Whites of lower income indicated that their own un­certainty surrounding the processes of brain donation and brain autopsy might serve as an impediment.Discussion: Diverse older adults expressed different perceived impediments to hav­ing brain autopsies completed upon their death. Continuous education for diverse older adults and their family members re­garding brain donation for clinical research, including clear guidelines and processes, may facilitate completed brain autopsies among diverse older adults.Ethn Dis. 2020;30(Suppl 2):709-718; doi:10.18865/ed.30.S2.709

scholarly journals Just Another Storm: Conceptualizing Older Adults’ Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 201-202
Author(s):  
Christopher Freed ◽  
Shoon Lio ◽  
Martha Arrieta ◽  
Roma Hanks
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Focus Group Data

Abstract Older adults of color who experience health disparities are especially vulnerable to health and economic adversity related to COVID-19. This study focuses on nine zip codes wherein 70.2% of residents are of African-American descent and an estimated 31.5% of residents live in poverty. To understand the lived experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, perceived challenges of COVID-19, and the dissemination of information related to COVID-19, we collected interview and focus group data in Spring 2020 from fifteen community members, leaders, or advocates. Analyses reveal that older individuals approach the COVID-19 pandemic with familiar disaster mitigation strategies. Other persons perceive the pandemic as another community challenge that African-Americans must confront. Older adults report generational differences in perceptions of the risk of COVID-19 and compliance with health guidelines. Overall, analyses reveal a deeply cultural context for intergenerational responses associated with COVID-19 and a sense of agency among older community leaders as health advocates.

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