# Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/focus-groups-and-qualitative-methods/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on qualitative data collection and analysis methods, including the use of focus groups, qualitative interviewing techniques (such as telephone, face-to-face, and online interviews), ethical considerations in internet research, and methodological reflections on virtual ethnography. The papers also discuss the advantages and limitations of different data collection approaches and provide insights into conducting research in sensitive or hard-to-reach populations. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | t12679 |
| Works | 27 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 27.

- [Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups](https://scholariq.org/papers/consolidated-criteria-for-reporting-qualitative-research-coreq-a-32-item/)
- [Improving the Quality of Web Surveys: The Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES)](https://scholariq.org/papers/improving-the-quality-of-web-surveys-the-checklist-for-reporting-results-of/)
- [Doing Research in the Real World](https://scholariq.org/papers/doing-research-in-the-real-world/)
- [Focus Group Interviews in Education and Psychology](https://scholariq.org/papers/focus-group-interviews-in-education-and-psychology/)
- [“Best fit” framework synthesis: refining the method](https://scholariq.org/papers/best-fit-framework-synthesis-refining-the-method/)
- [COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies)](https://scholariq.org/papers/coreq-consolidated-criteria-for-reporting-qualitative-studies/)
- [Literature review: considerations in undertaking focus group research with culturally and linguistically diverse groups](https://scholariq.org/papers/literature-review-considerations-in-undertaking-focus-group-research-with/)
- [Broad Reach and Targeted Recruitment Using Facebook for an Online Survey of Young Adult Substance Use](https://scholariq.org/papers/broad-reach-and-targeted-recruitment-using-facebook-for-an-online-survey-of/)
- [A Critical Assessment of Theories/Models Used in Health Communication for HIV/AIDS](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-critical-assessment-of-theories-models-used-in-health-communication-for-hiv/)
- [Doing Synchronous Online Focus Groups With Young People](https://scholariq.org/papers/doing-synchronous-online-focus-groups-with-young-people/)
- [A Tale of Two Diverse Qualtrics Samples: Information for Online Survey Researchers](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-tale-of-two-diverse-qualtrics-samples-information-for-online-survey/)
- [Discomfort, discord and discontinuity as data: Using focus groups to research sensitive topics](https://scholariq.org/papers/discomfort-discord-and-discontinuity-as-data-using-focus-groups-to-research/)
- [Chapter 4: Using Twitter as a Data Source: An Overview of Ethical, Legal, and Methodological Challenges](https://scholariq.org/papers/chapter-4-using-twitter-as-a-data-source-an-overview-of-ethical-legal-and/)
- [Sharpening the focus: differentiating between focus groups for patient engagement vs. qualitative research](https://scholariq.org/papers/sharpening-the-focus-differentiating-between-focus-groups-for-patient-engagement/)
- [Beyond interviews and focus groups: a framework for integrating innovative qualitative methods into randomised controlled trials of complex public health interventions](https://scholariq.org/papers/beyond-interviews-and-focus-groups-a-framework-for-integrating-innovative/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Literature review: considerations in undertaking focus group research with culturally and linguistically diverse groups](https://scholariq.org/papers/literature-review-considerations-in-undertaking-focus-group-research-with/)
- [Doing Synchronous Online Focus Groups With Young People](https://scholariq.org/papers/doing-synchronous-online-focus-groups-with-young-people/)
- [Discomfort, discord and discontinuity as data: Using focus groups to research sensitive topics](https://scholariq.org/papers/discomfort-discord-and-discontinuity-as-data-using-focus-groups-to-research/)
- [Engaging youth in stakeholder analysis for developing community‐based digital innovations for mental health of young people in Ingwavuma community, in<scp>KwaZulu‐Natal</scp>Province, South Africa](https://scholariq.org/papers/engaging-youth-in-stakeholder-analysis-for-developing-community-based-digital/)
- [A novel qualitative approach for identifying effective communication for recruitment of minority women to a breast cancer prevention study](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-novel-qualitative-approach-for-identifying-effective-communication-for/)

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