Document 0458
 DOCN  M9440458
 TI    Using focus groups to develop health surveys: an example from research
       on social relationships and AIDS-preventive behavior.
 DT    9404
 AU    O'Brien K; Department of Psychology, Portland State University, OR;
       97207-0751.
 SO    Health Educ Q. 1993 Fall;20(3):361-72. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94140578
 AB    Focus group data can inform the choice of words or phrases in a
       questionnaire, the construction of items to measure a given concept, the
       formation of new hypotheses, and the development of survey procedures.
       To date, few examples exist to show researchers in health behavior and
       health education how they might use focus groups for these purposes.
       This paper provides an example of group discussions that were held with
       gay and bisexual men on the topic of their experiences of the human
       immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
       epidemic and illustrates the many ways that focus groups assist in
       questionnaire development.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Bisexuality
       Focus Groups/*METHODS  *Health Surveys  Homosexuality  Human
       *Interpersonal Relations  Male  Program Evaluation  *Questionnaires
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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