Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Data Collection II

Data Collection II

The nursing history captures and records the patient's health status, so that a care plan evolves to meet the patient's individual needs. The nursing health history is a part of the initial assessment. A comprehensive history covers all health dimensions and plays a significant role in the assessment process. A comprehensive history includes the patient's biographical information, reasons for seeking health care, expectations, present and past health history, medications, and family,...

Case Studies

Case Studies

There are many research methods available to psychologists in their efforts to understand, describe, and explain behavior and the cognitive and biological processes that underlie it.

Data Collection by Survey

Data Collection by Survey

The systematic method of obtaining and analyzing accurate information of a population is called data collection. A survey is a standard method of data collection that involves collecting information from a target human population about their experience, opinion, or knowledge of a product, service, or process. The responses are recorded and interpreted. The most common survey examples are written questionnaires, face-to-face or telephonic conversations, focus groups, and electronic (e-mail or...

Qualitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

Qualitative analysis is the process of identifying elements, ions, or compounds in an unknown sample. It is the first and most fundamental type of analysis based on the hierarchy of analytical goals. This hierarchy is significant as it provides a structured approach to scientific research, with qualitative analysis serving as the initial step, providing essential information before moving on to quantitative or other forms of analysis.
There are two main approaches to qualitative analysis:...

Qualitative Analysis

Qualitative Analysis

For solutions containing mixtures of different cations, the identity of each cation can be determined by qualitative analysis. This technique involves a series of selective precipitations with different chemical reagents, each reaction producing a characteristic precipitate for a specific group of cations. Metal ions within a group are further separated by varying the pH, heating the mixture to redissolve a precipitate, or adding other reagents to form complex ions.
For instance, group IV...

Methods of Documentation IV: Focus Charting

Methods of Documentation IV: Focus Charting

Focus Charting, also known as the focus charting system or "focus documentation," is a systematic documentation approach used in healthcare to organize patient information in medical records.
It typically involves three columns for recording information:

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Participants' Evolving Experiences, Hope, and Coping While Enrolled in a Community-Based Bereavement Support Program: A Pre-Post Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)·2026

Same author

AI Methods for Implementation Science (AIM-IS): developing a framework, toolkit, and reporting standard for the responsible use of AI in implementation practice and research.

Implementation science : IS·2026

Same author

Revisiting the Meaning of 'Value' in Value-Based Healthcare: A Concept Analysis.

Journal of advanced nursing·2026

Same author

Tracking the Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Implementation Science: Protocol for a Living Scoping Review of Applications, Evaluation Approaches and Outcomes.

F1000Research·2026

Same author

Standing the test of time: diagnostic accuracy of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-Revised (ESAS-r) for anxiety and depression screening.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·2026

Same author

Implementation strategies for embedding patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs/PREMs) in routine care: secondary analysis of an umbrella review.

Journal of patient-reported outcomes·2026

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 6, 2026

A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting

A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting

Published on: January 12, 2018

Combining individual interviews and focus groups to enhance data richness.

Sylvie D Lambert¹, Carmen G Loiselle

¹School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. sylvie.lambert@mail.mcgill.ca

Journal of Advanced Nursing

|April 9, 2008

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Combining individual interviews and focus groups enhances qualitative research. Triangulation of methods deepens understanding, enriches data, and improves the trustworthiness of findings in phenomena studies.

More Related Videos

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

Published on: January 7, 2019

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 6, 2026

A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting

A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting

Published on: January 12, 2018

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

Published on: January 7, 2019

Area of Science:

Qualitative Research Methods
Health Sciences Research
Behavioral Science

Background:

Qualitative method triangulation is increasingly advocated for comprehensive understanding.
Practical discussions on triangulation's contributions, such as data richness and depth, are needed.
Ontological and epistemological debates surrounding triangulation persist.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically reflect on findings from combining individual interviews and focus groups.
To explore how method triangulation contributes to knowledge production and synthesis.
To examine the added value and challenges of qualitative method combination.

Main Methods:

Utilized data from individual interviews and focus groups.
Employed a study on patterns of cancer information-seeking behavior as an example.
Focused on methods combination and data integration.

Main Results:

Integration of data facilitated an iterative process, refining a phenomenon model.
Identified individual and contextual circumstances, enriching interpretation.
Achieved convergence of central characteristics, enhancing finding trustworthiness.

Conclusions:

Triangulation of qualitative methods shows promise for research.
Further work is needed to fully identify the added value of method combination.
More research is required on outcomes of data integration in qualitative studies.