Focus Groups for the Health Workforce Retention Study焦点小组的健康员工保持研究.pptVIP

Focus Groups for the Health Workforce Retention Study By the end of this day’s session, you will be able to: Describe what qualitative research is and when to use it Understand the goals of the Health Workforce Retention Study focus groups Identify roles and responsibilities of each team member participating in the focus groups Understand how to facilitate a focus group for the Health Workforce Retention Project Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research Why are we doing both qualitative and quantitative research as part of this study? Complements the quantitative data Provides us with more in-depth information Allows us to discuss topics that we didn’t know were important Provides a “human” element to the research through stories and examples Focus Groups Facilitated discussion which depends on group interaction to get more detailed information on a topic. Gathers people with similar experience to discuss a topic of interest to the researcher. Uses open-ended questions to hear to collect information about people’s feelings, values, and ideas. The purpose is not to come to a consensus; participants can agree and disagree. Health Workforce Retention Study Focus Groups Goals: To gather in-depth information about the specific factors influencing job satisfaction for health workers. To gather information on how policies might be changed to encourage health workers to stay in their positions. Structure of Focus Groups No more than 15 participants Ideally no less than 6 participants No managers Organized by peer group Need comfortable space - participants should face each other Food and drink provided Always set ground rules Roles and Responsibilities Facilitator Discussion leader; control the session and keep the group on topic Responsible for the directing the discussion using the “discussion script.” Judge whether unexpected responses will contribute to objectives of the study Manage group dynamics Act as a good listener and encourage discussion and participation