The nurse researcher is considering using a focus group to collect data for a qualitative study

Question

Before choosing this format, the nurse researcher should be willing to accept which problems that may occur from this format? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. This format generally takes more time than individual interviews.
2. Not all persons who are in the group may participate.
3. Some people in the group may monopolize the session.
4. Some people do not like to open their views up to possible criticism by others.
5. It is difficult to obtain informed consent from enough people to have a group of sufficient size for the study.

Answer 1

2,3,4
Rationale 1: Generally a focus group takes less time than doing individual interviews.
Rationale 2: There is no guarantee that everyone in the group will participate, whereas in an individual interview, people are more likely to talk.
Rationale 3: This is a risk in any group and may be especially dramatic if there are one or two people in the group who do not share the floor well.
Rationale 4: This is also a risk if there are people who are very outspoken in a group. Others in the group may not speak for fear of being criticized.
Rationale 5: There is no indication that obtaining informed consent is difficult for focus groups and there often is not a need for a large group as there might be in quantitative research.