Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dos Santos Marques, Isabel C.
• Theiss, Lauren M.
• Johnson, Cynthia Y.
• McLin, Elise
• Ruf, Beth A.
• Vickers, Selwyn M.
• Fouad, Mona N.
• Scarinci, Isabel C.
• Chu, Daniel I.

Titel

Implementation of virtual focus groups for qualitative data collection in a global pandemic

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of surgery, 2021-05, Vol.221 (5), p.918-922

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 89% of American households have a computer with internet access capability.7 The widespread adoption of technology now supports the potential conduct of virtual focus groups, which may benefit participants with geographical barriers to in-person participation. [...]adaptations for Institutional Review Board (IRB)-related processes must be made to assure protection of participants in research. [...]written materials that are normally distributed during in-person focus groups for discussions must be prepared differently for virtual group participants. For virtual focus groups, the co-moderator has the new responsibilities of admitting and organizing patients in the virtual waiting room, muting participants who may be unintentionally distracting others and resolving technical problems during the meeting. [...]in the virtual setting, the co-moderator acts as technology support for potential problems during the session.