title: Using focus groups to design a valid questionnaire.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. peter.mcleod@muhc.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: McLeod
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Meagher
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Steinert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boudreau
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D011340:Problem Solving; D011364:Professional Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires