Experiences of therapists and occupational therapy students using video conferencing in conduction of focus groups

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dc.contributor.authorSmith, Theresa M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-26T15:50:47Z
dc.date.available2020-02-26T15:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionArticle originally published in The Qualitative Report, 19(19), 1-13. English. Published Online 2014. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1233
dc.description.abstractA paucity of literature exists on how to conduct an online focus group. The purpose of this study is to describe and learn from participants’ experiences in using virtual technology in a focus group conducted to refine a low vision assessment. Ten low vision therapists and five master’s level students participated. Two cycles of data collection and analysis occurred, one for focus group transcripts of therapists and another for student replies to a questionnaire. A case-by-case matrix was created and data sorted into three categories including: (1) benefits to using the technology; (2) challenges to using the technology; and (3) suggestions for future use of the technology. Therapists valued communicating with their peers from settings of their choice and students gained satisfaction in facilitating the communication. Optimal data collection with online focus groups requires that researchers be knowledgeable in all the technology features and carefully plan for common technology issues.en_US
dc.identifier.citationThis is the published version of an article that is available at https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1233. Recommended citation: Smith, T. (2014). Experiences of therapists and occupational therapy students using video conferencing in conduction of focus groups. The Qualitative Report, 19(19), 1-13. This item has been deposited in accordance with publisher copyright and licensing terms and with the author’s permission.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1233
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11274/12217
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNova Southeastern Universityen_US
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.subjectFocus groupsen_US
dc.subjectVideo conferencingen_US
dc.subjectParticipants' experiencesen_US
dc.titleExperiences of therapists and occupational therapy students using video conferencing in conduction of focus groupsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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