Bojlén N S, Lunde I M
Københavns Universitet, Institut for Almen Medicin, Ringkøbing.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1995 Jun 5;157(23):3315-8.
Focus group research is a qualitative method with interesting properties. It is performed by planned discussion and interview with a small group of people conducted by a moderator. The participants are sampled from the study population. The aim is to obtain knowledge of the participant's considerations and ideas on a specific topic. The method is feasible in illuminating the variation of viewpoints held in a population. It is used as a single source of data or in combination with other methods. As the method provides data in a social context it is used as an alternative to individual interviews, when appropriate, or in the initial development of a questionnaire. The focused interviews is feasible in methodological triangulation or when other methods are suboptimal. Focus group interviews is considered to be of value in health research.
焦点小组研究是一种具有有趣特性的定性方法。它通过由主持人对一小群人进行有计划的讨论和访谈来开展。参与者从研究人群中抽样选取。目的是获取参与者对特定主题的考量和想法方面的知识。该方法在阐明人群中所持观点的差异方面是可行的。它可作为单一的数据来源，也可与其他方法结合使用。由于该方法在社会背景下提供数据，所以在适当的时候可作为个人访谈的替代方法，或者用于问卷的初步开发。聚焦访谈在方法三角剖分中可行，或者在其他方法不太理想时也可行。焦点小组访谈在健康研究中被认为具有价值。
