Individual interviews and focus groups in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of two qualitative methods
Quality of Life ResearchPublished 25 June 2011
Michaela Coenen, Tanja Stamm, Gerold Stucki, Alarcos Cieza
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Two different approaches to performing focus groups and individual interviews, an open approach, and an approach based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) are compared.
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The method chosen should depend on the objective of the study, issues related to the health condition, and the study's participants. We recommend performing focus groups if the objective of the study is to comprehensively explore the patient perspective.
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Immunology and MicrobiologyMedicine
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
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