Using theories from group psychotherapy to understand group process in multicultural focus groups: A pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-233
Author(s):  
Kryst E. Cedeño ◽  
Samantha A. Diaz ◽  
Neil K. Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
American Group

This study explores the applicability of the American Group Psychotherapy Association’s (AGPA) Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy to analyse the construction of group processes in three focus groups with patients, clinicians, and administrators on cultural competence. Each focus group was recorded, transcribed, and analysed through codes developed from the AGPA’s Guidelines. Findings were compared and contrasted to discover thematic convergences and divergences. Our results show that certain processes such as catharsis, imparting information, and universality emerged commonly across all three focus groups, but with different frequencies. Group processes influenced how participants interacted and influenced each other in their responses, suggesting the value of analysing group processes in multicultural focus groups.

Macroergonomic Methods: Interviews and Focus Groups

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (15) ◽  
pp. 1355-1359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah C. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Individual Interview ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Human Condition

Both the interviewing and focus group processes have been around and in use as tools for gathering information for decades. For someone who is interested in learning more about people and their experiences, what better way to accomplish this than by speaking directly with an individual or group of individuals? Individual as well as group interviews are windows to an understanding of the behaviors of those being interviewed. Focus groups, specifically, are viewed as a window into the human condition and human interaction. Although, the individual interview is one of the most widely used methods for collecting qualitative data, focus groups have recently gained more popularity among qualitative researchers as a method of choice.

scholarly journals Midwifery-led care embedded within primary care: consumer satisfaction with a model in New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Susan Pullon ◽  
Ben Gray ◽  
Monika Steinmetz ◽  
Claire Molineux
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Consumer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Analytic Approach ◽  
Model Of Care

INTRODUCTION: Providing quality maternity care for high-needs, socially deprived women from ethnic minority groups is challenging. Consumer satisfaction with maternity services is an important aspect of service evaluation for this group. This pilot study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using focus groups and interviews to gauge consumer satisfaction of maternity care by high-needs women, and to explore their perceptions of the Newtown Union Health Service (NUHS) model of a midwifery-led service embedded in primary care in Wellington, New Zealand (NZ). METHODS: Following a previous audit of consumer satisfaction surveys collected over a six-year period, a qualitative pilot study using a thematic analytic approach was conducted at the NUHS in late 2011. The study assessed use of focus groups and interviews, interpreted where necessary, and considered the experiences reported by women about the model of care. FINDINGS: Interviews and focus groups were successfully conducted with 11 women: two NZ European (individual interviews), six Cambodian (five in a focus group, one interview), and three Samoan (focus group). Using a thematic analytic approach, key themes identified from the focus group and interviews were: issues with survey form-filling; importance of accessibility and information; and relationships and communication with the midwifery team. CONCLUSION: Interviews and focus groups were well received, and indicated positive endorsement of the model of care. They also revealed some hitherto unknown concerns. Good quality feedback about satisfaction with a range of maternal and child health services helps service providers to provide the best possible start in life for children in high-needs families. KEYWORDS: Interprofessional; maternity care; New Zealand; patient care team; primary health care

Evaluation of Group Processes Using Visual Analogue Scales

1977 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Rampling ◽  
R. A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Visual Analogue Scales ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group Meetings ◽  
Analogue Scales

Patients in a general hospital psychiatric unit completed Visual Analogue Mood Scales before and after group psychotherapy sessions, and at corresponding times on days without group meetings. Changes in the dispersion of scores between “before” and “after” measurements differed between days with group psychotherapy and days without. Cohesiveness attributable to the group process is suggested as likely explanation for this difference. Factors influencing measurements are investigated and discussed.

Tu1078 Twitter-Based “Virtual Focus Group” Yields Similar Results As Traditional Face-to-Face Focus Groups: A Pilot Study in GERD Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. S-755
Author(s):  
Michael D. Baek ◽  
Cynthia B. Whitman ◽  
Brennan M. Spiegel ◽  
Garth Fuller ◽  
Roger Bolus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Face To Face

scholarly journals A prática grupal e o discurso sobre a ética em documentos oficiais

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emerson Fernando Rasera ◽  
Flavia Miranda Oliveira ◽  
Mario José Bertini Silva de Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Group Work ◽  
International Association ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
American Group

Os profissionais envolvidos na prática grupal enfrentam desafios éticos característicos do contexto grupal. Buscando contribuir para a reflexão sobre o discurso ético nas práticas grupais, esse artigo tem por objetivo compreender de que forma as normatizações éticas de organizações voltadas à prática grupal descrevem e propõem a ética em grupo. Metodologicamente, realizamos uma análise crítica dos principais temas presentes nos documentos da American Group Psychotherapy Association, International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes e Association of Specialists in Group Work. A análise identificou: a) princípios de bioética principialista em todos os documentos; b) diferentes descrições de grupo, coordenador e participante; e c) ênfase ética no terapeuta como profissional, mais do que na prática grupal. A análise realizada sugere que os documentos buscam contribuir com a institucionalização da profissão e respondem a uma demanda social por responsabilização pela prática profissional.

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