In this study, we investigated how each personality traits, described by the Big Five, and the prior knowledge of a group affect the process and outcome of the electronic focus group. On the basis of data from 38 students, who formed 5 electronic focus groups, results indicated that 2 dimensions of personality, Adjustment (r = -0.975) and Agreeableness (r = -0.938), were significantly related t...

The successful deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will largely depend on public opinion. Expectations concerns are essential components driving the speed market uptake final adoption these technologies. We have studied user expectations concerns, as well their provenance, by conducting a series Focus Group (FG) discussions with transport area experts non-expert participants, ...

Focus group interviews are widely used in health research to explore phenomena and are accepted as a legitimate qualitative methodology. They are used to draw out interaction data from discussions among participants; researchers running these groups need to be skilled in interviewing and in managing groups, group dynamics and group discussions. This article follows Doody et al's (2013) article ...

 Abstract Background: Research suggests that factors in the environment are major determinants of health behavior for populations. This cross-sectional study used a combination of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods to determine the prevalence of smoking and identify the possible associations between smoking and environmental variables among school pupils in Iran. Methods: A se...

BACKGROUND To explore and better understand how patients evaluate satisfaction in dental care and elicit information from them to develop a dental satisfaction instrument. METHODS Patients currently receiving dental treatment in a teaching hospital were invited to be part of a qualitative research project which involved focus group discussion. Focus groups were conducted in Cantonese and disc...