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A Modified Nominal Group Technique (mNGT) - Finding Priorities in Research.
Sa'Nealdra T Wiggins1, Sarah Colby2, Lauren Moret3
1Sa'Nealdra T. Wiggins, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN.
American Journal of Health Behavior
|April 17, 2020
Summary
This study introduces a modified nominal group technique (mNGT) to identify community health priorities, successfully gathering in-depth qualitative data for a childhood obesity project. The mNGT method effectively quantifies feedback for analysis.
Area of Science:
- Community Health
- Public Health Research
- Program Development
Background:
- Assessing community health priorities is crucial for effective intervention design.
- Traditional methods may have limitations in capturing diverse perspectives.
- Childhood obesity prevention requires understanding stakeholder needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a modified nominal group technique (mNGT) for assessing community health priorities.
- To apply mNGT in a high school setting for a childhood obesity prevention project.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of mNGT in gathering and quantifying qualitative data.
Main Methods:
- Conducted mNGT with three distinct cohorts: students, teachers/administration, and parents.
- Utilized individual response sheets for brainstorming, ranking, and data collection.
- Employed a novel reverse scoring method to quantify qualitative feedback and compare cohort data.
Main Results:
- The mNGT approach effectively overcame limitations of the traditional nominal group technique.
- Achieved an in-depth understanding of participant perceptions and identified key health priorities.
- Generated quantifiable data from qualitative feedback for comparative analysis.
Conclusions:
- mNGT provides a robust method for gathering rich qualitative feedback.
- The technique can be adapted to transform qualitative insights into quantitative data for analysis.
- mNGT holds utility across various disciplines for priority setting and feedback assessment.
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