@article{ref1,
title="The Use of Focus Group Interviews in Pediatric Health Care Research",
journal="Journal of pediatric psychology",
year="2002",
author="Heary, Caroline M. and Hennessy, Eilis",
volume="27",
number="1",
pages="47-57",
abstract="Objective: To review and synethize the research material onfocus groups with children and adolescents and to provide guidelines forfuture development.Methods: Psychlit, Medline, and Cinahl electronicdatabases, as well as the reference lists of those articles consulted, werereviewed for information regarding focus groups with participants under theage of 18 years. Both empirical and methodological articles were part of thisreview.Results: We review the utility of focus groups forexploratory research, program evaluation, program development, andquestionnaire construction or adaptation. Based on previous research, weprovide guidelines for focus groups with children and adolescents and outlinesuggestions for future development.Conclusions: There is evidence to suggest that focus groupsare a valuable means of eliciting children's views on health-related matters,given an appropriate research question. However, empirical research isrequired in order to investigate systematically the effect of differentprocesses and variables on the final outcome of focus group interviews.<p />",
language="",
issn="0146-8693",
doi="10.1093/jpepsy/27.1.47",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/27.1.47"
}