Focus Groups

"Focus Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.

Descriptor ID	D017144
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
Concept/Terms	Focus Groups Focus Groups Focus Group Group, Focus Groups, Focus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Focus Groups".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Focus Groups [E05.318.308.112]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Focus Groups [N05.715.360.300.269]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Focus Groups [N06.850.520.308.112]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	3	3
2006	0	2	2
2008	0	2	2
2009	0	4	4
2010	1	3	4
2011	1	8	9
2012	0	10	10
2013	0	5	5
2014	0	4	4
2015	0	5	5
2016	1	7	8
2017	0	5	5
2018	0	7	7
2019	0	7	7
2020	0	9	9
2021	0	2	2
2023	1	2	3
2024	4	5	9
2025	0	1	1

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Martins NRS, Martinez EZ, Sim?es CM, Barach PR, Carmona MJC. Analyzing and mitigating the risks of patient harm during operating room to intensive care unit patient handoffs. Int J Qual Health Care. 2025 Jan 17; 37(1).

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Gannon M, Hand D, Short VL, Carrubba T, Thiele G, Pancoe S, Lawson S, Haerizadeh-Yazdi N, Keith SW, Abatemarco D. "Someone is there with you through this [pregnancy] that isn't seeing you through a negative lens": Considerations for integrating doula referrals into opioid treatment programs. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 02; 169:209585.

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Foster KE, Shah D, Plunkett Q, Sifri R. Understanding faculty perspectives on health equity curriculum implementation in graduate medical education: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Nov 11; 24(1):1287.

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Salek M, Porter AS, Maradiege E, Dolendo MCJ, Figueredo D, Geriga F, Gunasekera S, Kizyma R, Nguyen HTK, Nzamu I, Raza MR, Rustamova K, Sari NM, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Graetz D, Bhakta N, Kaye EC. Exploring treatment decision-making at diagnosis for children with advanced cancer in low- and middle-income countries. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 29; 32(11):753.

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Mingo SR, Wolf ZR. Perceptions of Academic Grief in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: An Instrument Development Study. J Nurs Meas. 2024 Oct 24; 32(3):325-335.

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Reed MK, Camacho TE, Gillingham J, Gill S, Gannon M, Abatemarco D, Kelly EL, Weinstein LC. Patient and navigator experiences with the opioid use disorder treatment system in Philadelphia, PA. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 12; 167:209509.

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Khan FMA, Moiz B, Rehman J, Majid H, Zeeshan M, Jafri L, Khan AH. Advancing medical laboratory practice in Pakistan: insights from a focus group study on technologists' training needs. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug 28; 24(1):938.

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Uramatsu M, Kimura N, Kojima T, Fujisawa Y, Oto T, Barach P. Frontline nursing staff's perceptions of intravenous medication administration: the first step toward safer infusion processes-a qualitative study. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 06 27; 13(2).

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Steinhagen E, Khan SZ, Ofshteyn A, Terhune K, Selby L, Miller-Ocuin J, Stein SL, Ammori JB. Creation and Implementation of an Online Tool for Feedback on Resident Teaching: A Pilot Study. J Surg Educ. 2024 05; 81(5):713-721.

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Marshall AL, Masselink LE, Kouides PA, Davies FE, Farooqui A, Nagalla S, Herrera A, Mortier N, Brodsky R, Erikson CE. Advanced practice providers in hematology: actionable findings from national paired APP and physician surveys. Blood Adv. 2024 03 12; 8(5):1179-1189.

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