The "virtual focus group": Using the Internet to reach pregnant women on home bed rest
The "virtual focus group": Using the Internet to reach pregnant women on home bed rest
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1552-6909.2002.tb00064.x
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发表时间：
2002-07-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Zarchin, YR
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作者：
Adler, CL;Zarchin, YR
目的：这项定性研究的目的有三个方面：调查“虚拟焦点小组”作为收集定性数据的机制的有效性，探讨早产诊断后被限制在家卧床休息的孕妇的生活经验，并评估虚拟焦点小组作为在线同伴支持小组对在家卧床休息的妇女的价值。设计：通过使用虚拟焦点小组进行的定性、探索性、描述性调查，定义为一种基于互联网的研究方法，利用电子邮件（e-mail）将空间和时间上独立的参与者团结在基于文本的小组讨论中。数据收集是通过互联网进行的，包括一系列的顺序问题，由研究人员通过电子邮件向参与者在A-week periods.Participants：一个有目的的样本7名妇女谁是在家里卧床休息的治疗早产。四名参与者被招募从一个万维网网站，专门讨论高危妊娠，和3个从围产期服务中心的一个大型健康维护组织在北方加州。结果：虚拟焦点小组的过程中产生了丰富而详细的定性数据。确定了关于家庭卧床休息生活体验的三个主要类别和七个子类别：卧床休息对参与者生活的影响（过渡到卧床休息，失去控制和活动，变化）。在身份和角色，应对和个人成长，过渡到卧床休息），卧床休息对与他人关系的影响（与胎儿和其他孩子的关系，与丈夫和大家庭成员的关系），以及虚拟焦点小组作为在线同伴支持小组。与会者一致赞赏虚拟焦点小组。所有的参与者表示，他们的参与是有价值的，有益的，帮助他们科普的艰辛卧床rest.Conclusion：研究结果表明，虚拟焦点小组是一个有用的工具，收集定性数据和调解的挑战和隔离的家庭卧床rest. Conclusion。在家卧床休息极大地改变了女性的日常活动、自我认知和人际关系。了解卧床休息对妇女生活的影响可以帮助护士为这一独特的人群制定适当的干预措施。虚拟焦点小组的使用使护士能够接受互联网技术，研究和连接在家卧床休息的妇女，以及其他孤立和研究不足的患者群体。
Objective: The purpose of this qualitative study was threefold: to investigate the effectiveness of a "virtual focus group" as a mechanism for collecting qualitative data, to explore the lived experience of pregnant women confined to home bed rest following a diagnosis of preterm labor, and to assess the value of the virtual focus group as an online peer support group for women on home bed rest.Design: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive investigation, carried out through the use of a virtual focus group, defined as an Internet-based research method that utilizes electronic mail (e-mail) to unite spatially and temporally separate participants in a text-based group discussion.Setting: Data collection was conducted via the Internet and consisted of a series of sequential questions presented by the researchers to the participants via e-mail over a A-week period.Participants: A purposive sample of 7 women who were on home bed rest for the treatment of preterm labor. Four participants were recruited from a World Wide Web site dedicated to discussions of high-risk pregnancy, and 3 from the perinatal service center of a large health maintenance organization in Northern California.Results: The virtual focus group process generated rich and detailed qualitative data. Three major categories and seven subcategories regarding the lived experience of home bed rest were identified: the effect of bed rest on participants' lives (transitioning onto bed rest, loss of control and activities, changes. in identity and role, coping and personal growth, transitioning off bed rest), the effect of bed rest on relationships with others (relationships with the fetus and other children, relationships with husbands and extended family members), and the virtual focus group as an online peer support group. Participants were unanimous in their appreciation of the virtual focus group. All participants stated that their participation was valuable and beneficial in helping them to cope with the hardships of bed rest.Conclusion: The findings suggest that the virtual focus group is a useful tool for both collecting qualitative data and mediating the challenges and isolation of home bed rest. Confinement to bed rest at home dramatically alters women's daily activities, self-perceptions, and interpersonal relationships. Understanding the impact of bed rest on women's lives can help nurses to develop appropriate interventions for this unique population. The use of the virtual focus group allows nurses to embrace the technology of the Internet to study and connect women on home bed rest, as well as other isolated and understudied patient groups.