Wiggins Sa'Nealdra T, Colby Sarah, Moret Lauren, McElrone Marissa, Olfert Melissa D, Riggsbee Kristin, Opoku-Acheampong Audrey, Kidd Tandalayo
Sa'Nealdra T. Wiggins, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
Sarah Colby, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN;, Email:
Am J Health Behav. 2020 May 1;44(3):345-352. doi: 10.5993/AJHB.44.3.7.
The objective of this study was to describe a modified nominal group technique (mNGT) approach to assess community health priorities and its application to a childhood obesity prevention project conducted with the high school population. This manuscript provides detailed information of a mNGT separately conducted with 3 cohorts, (students, teachers/administration, parents). Participants used a response sheet to brainstorm, document top 5 responses, and rank each response individually. We also used a unique reverse scoring method to quantify the qualitative data and within and between group scores for comparison against other cohorts. Summaries provided additional insight into the participants' perceptions. The mNGT process successfully reduced limitations common to the traditional nominal group technique by providing an in-depth understanding of perceptions and understanding priorities. mNGT can be useful across other disciplines as a method of gathering rich qualitative feedback that can be transformed into a more quantitative form for analysis.
本研究的目的是描述一种改良的名义群体技术（mNGT）方法，以评估社区健康优先事项，并将其应用于一项针对高中生群体开展的儿童肥胖预防项目。本手稿详细介绍了分别与三个队列（学生、教师/管理人员、家长）进行的mNGT。参与者使用反应表进行头脑风暴，记录前5个反应，并分别对每个反应进行排序。我们还使用了一种独特的反向评分方法来量化定性数据以及组内和组间分数，以便与其他队列进行比较。总结提供了对参与者看法的更多见解。mNGT过程通过深入了解看法和理解优先事项，成功减少了传统名义群体技术常见的局限性。mNGT作为一种收集丰富定性反馈的方法，可转化为更定量的形式进行分析，在其他学科中也可能有用。
