Open AccessAnalysis of data from focus groups: Group interaction — the added dimension
Author(s) -
Smith Felicity
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1999.tb00968.x
Subject(s) - dimension (graph theory) , medicine , focus group , focus (optics) , group (periodic table) , process (computing) , sociology , computer science , chemistry , physics , mathematics , organic chemistry , anthropology , pure mathematics , optics , operating system
This is the first article in an occasional series in which researchers will share their experiences of methodological issues. Some articles will draw attention to particular aspects of the research process while others will describe how methodological problems were resolved. In this article, the author discusses how interaction between members of a focus group influences the data obtained and should attract special attention when the data are analysed.