Transitioning Focus Group Research to a Videoconferencing Environment: A Descriptive Analysis of Interactivity.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted face-to-face interactions in healthcare research, with many studies shifting to video-based data collection for qualitative research. This study describes the interactivity achieved in a videoconferencing focus group of seven primary care providers discussing deprescribing opioids and benzodiazepines. Researchers reviewed video footage of a focus group conducted via Zoom and assessed interactivity using Morgan's framework for focus group communication processes. Two reviewers categorized the type of exchanges as sharing information, comparing experiences, organizing, and conceptualizing the content, as well as validating each other or galvanizing the discussion with "lightning strike" ideas. The conversation dynamics in this focus group included clear exampl

SUBMITTER: Henage CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293315 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature