"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Focus Groups- Focus Groups
- Focus Group
- Group, Focus
- Groups, Focus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in Profiles.
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"Your sexuality is yours and yours alone": a reflexive thematic analysis of sexual orientation microaggressions and their impact on LGB emerging adults' sexual health knowledge and attitudes. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1522751.
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Understanding the financial barriers to treatment among individuals with opioid use disorder: a focus group study. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Dec 20; 21(1):220.
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"1-800-Help-Me-With-Open-Science-Stuff": A Qualitative Examination of Open Science Practices in Communication Sciences and Disorders. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Jan 02; 68(1):105-128.
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Age Self Care, a program to improve aging in place through group learning and incremental behavior change: Preliminary data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Mar; 73(3):920-929.
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Using the Colaizzi Method to Explore Intimate Partner Violence Caseworkers' Subjective Experience: Pathways to Intimate Partner Violence Work and What Keeps Them Going. Violence Against Women. 2024 01; 30(1):174-188.
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Application of the community dialogues method to identify ethical values and priorities related to pharmacogenomics. Pharmacogenomics. 2021 07; 22(11):693-701.
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Earning the Trust of African American Communities to Increase Representation in Dementia Research. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(Suppl 2):719-734.
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Developing Content for the Food Environment Assessment Survey Tool (FEAST): A Systematic Mixed Methods Study with People with Disabilities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 10 24; 17(21).
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Exploring the effects of visual and literary arts interventions on psychosocial well-being of diverse older adults: a mixed methods pilot study. Arts Health. 2021 Oct; 13(3):263-277.
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A Formative Qualitative Evaluation to Inform Implementation of a Research Participation Enhancement and Advocacy Training Program for Diverse Seniors: The DREAMS Program. J Appl Gerontol. 2019 07; 38(7):959-982.