Using focus groups to design a valid questionnaire.
The authors planned to study the roles and concerns of senior faculty members at their institutions. To elaborate the aims of their study and to help them design a valid questionnaire, they conducted focus groups with senior faculty. The authors describe how the information gleaned from the focus groups helped them develop their questionnaire.
McLeod
P J
PJ
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. peter.mcleod@muhc.mcgill.ca
Meagher
T W
TW
Steinert
Y
Y
Boudreau
D
D
D002983:Clinical Competence; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D011340:Problem Solving; D011364:Professional Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires