"Focus Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Focus Groups- Focus Groups
- Focus Group
- Group, Focus
- Groups, Focus
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in this website by year, and whether "Focus Groups" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in Profiles.
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Healthcare professionals' perspectives on improving care coordination between palliative and cancer care for rural older adults: A qualitative study. J Geriatr Oncol. 2025 Sep; 16(7):102301.
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Co-Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of a Lung Cancer Screening Digital Outreach Intervention: A Multiphase Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 Sep; 22(9):1008-1018.
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Fitting a square peg in a round hole? A mixed-methods study on research ethics and collaborative health and social care research involving 'vulnerable' groups. Health Res Policy Syst. 2025 Apr 01; 23(1):40.
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Needs of Patients With Gynecologic Cancer and Their Caregivers for Obtaining mHealth-Supported Self-Management: Focus Group Study. JMIR Cancer. 2024 Oct 03; 10:e48465.
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Report of the 2023-2024 Strategic Engagement Standing Committee. Am J Pharm Educ. 2024 Aug; 88(8):100752.
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Health following recovery from immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: the patient's perspective. Blood Adv. 2023 May 09; 7(9):1813-1822.
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General and Device-Specific Reasons for ENDS Use: A Qualitative Study with Adult ENDS Users. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 06 02; 19(11).
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Understanding Acceptability, Barriers, and Facilitators to Clinical Implementation of the on Track Developmental Monitoring System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Study. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2022; 42(4):384-402.
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Using Collaborative Partnerships to Engage Firefighters in Rural Communities. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 11; 19(4).
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"It's Cool, Modifying and All, but I Don't Want Anything Blowing Up on Me:" A Focus Group Study of Motivations to Modify Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 09; 18(22).