Focus Groups

"Focus Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.

Descriptor ID	D017144
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
Concept/Terms	Focus Groups Focus Groups Focus Group Group, Focus Groups, Focus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Focus Groups".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Focus Groups [E05.318.308.112]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Focus Groups [N05.715.360.300.269]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Focus Groups [N06.850.520.308.112]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in this website by year, and whether "Focus Groups" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 275 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	2	2
2001	0	4	4
2002	0	4	4
2003	0	3	3
2004	1	4	5
2005	1	9	10
2006	1	11	12
2007	0	12	12
2008	0	7	7
2009	0	13	13
2010	2	16	18
2011	0	12	12
2012	1	15	16
2013	0	17	17
2014	0	19	19
2015	0	12	12
2016	0	13	13
2017	0	20	20
2018	0	12	12
2019	0	9	9
2020	0	18	18
2021	0	3	3
2022	1	9	10
2023	3	8	11
2024	5	8	13

Below are the most recent publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in Profiles.

Okamoto SK, Subica AM, Okamura KH, An KJ, Song SD, Saladino PA, Carson AB, Kon ZK, Marshall SM, Chin SK, Kaholokula JK, Pagano I, Pokhrel P. Exploring Youths' Offers to Use E-Cigarettes in Rural Hawai'i: A Test Development and Validation Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 28; 21(11).

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Wilmoth S, Wilhite B, Highwood K, Palacios C, Carrillo-McCracken L, Parra-Medina D, Sosa E, He M. Participants' Perspectives on Diabetes Self-Management Programming at Church: Faith-Placed Versus Faith-Based Approach. Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2024 Dec; 50(6):469-483.

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Marshall SM, Saladino PA, An KJ, Song SD, Stephens TA, Carson AB, Chin SK, Okamura KH, Subica AM, Pokhrel P, Kaholokula JK, Okamoto SK. Adult Familial Influences on Rural Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youths' E-Cigarette Use. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(14):2047-2054.

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Nakatsuka MA, Peters K, Chern I, George K, Lee MJ, Yamasato KS. A Patient Interview-Based Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Experiences with Periviable Pregnancies. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2024 06; 83(6):162-167.

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Gross TT, Ludman M, Woods Barr A. "A Vulnerable Time To Be a Young Family in an Emergency": Qualitative Findings From an Exploration of an Emergency Perinatal and Infant Feeding Hotline in Louisiana. J Hum Lact. 2024 08; 40(3):464-474.

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Sharif MZ, Cabral A, Alcal? HE, Hassan MA, Amani B. "They Don't Care If We Live or Die": A Qualitative Analysis Examining the US Immigration System's Treatment of Undocumented Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ethn Dis. 2024 Jan; 34(1):8-18.

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Ravi P, Muralidhar K, Ngaybe MGB, Nanjaiah S, Jayakrishna P, Lowe AA, Krupp K, Wilson AM, von Hippel FA, Chen Z, Gerald LB, Madhivanan P. Qualitative Study to Explore the Occupational and Reproductive Health Challenges among Women Tobacco Farm Laborers in Mysore District, India. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 May 09; 21(5).

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Richmond J, Fernandez JR, Bonnet K, Sellers A, Schlundt DG, Forde AT, Wilkins CH, Aldrich MC. Patient Lung Cancer Screening Decisions and Environmental and Psychosocial Factors. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 01; 7(5):e2412880.

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Robinson M, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Nelson L, Sandoval-Rosario M, Williams B, Chandler R. Navigating Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Access: Qualitative Insights From Black Women at a Northeastern Historically Black College and University. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2024 May-Jun 01; 35(3):234-244.

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Chang S, Liu M, Braun-Inglis C, Holcombe R, Okado I. Cancer care coordination in rural Hawaii: a focus group study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 24; 24(1):518.

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