Focus group methodology includes group discussions organized to explore a specific set of issues.
Each issue explores a specific street in a specific city using an innovative mix of art, text and design.
Many bring up a specific issue.
In order to explore this specific issue of renal hemodynamic effect of chloride, in a more clinically relevant model, we have designed a severe septic fluid-resuscitated model at high risk of renal injury and requiring large crystalloid amounts.
The method is applied to explore the specific issue of the features of the fuel cycle parameters related to fast reactors with different fuel types, different conversion ratios (CR) and different ratios of Pu over minor actinide (Pu/MA) in the fuel feed.
The results explore the specific issues of maintaining satisfactory surface finish over anisotropic workpieces such as single-crystal silicon.
At the EU's behest, to further explore other specific issues shaping the perception of insecurity in small to medium-sized towns, The Fondazione del Politecnico di Milano has conducted a research on two smaller centers a typical historic town and a typical Italian small municipality.
Due to cultural differences between these regions and China, further research needs to explore culturally specific issues in detail, such as what QOL domains are known to be important for Chinese women.
The interview and focus group guides included open-ended "stem" questions designed to steer the conversation through key topics of interest to the research team and "probes" to explore specific issues not spontaneously identified by participants (e.g., whether the program felt pressure to provide specific treatments because of accreditation or reimbursement requirements).
The study therefore involved elements of both inductive and deductive approaches, as we aimed to explore specific issues around delivery and acceptability, informed by existing research and by the aims of the study, but wished to remain open to novel or unexpected findings.
This did enable us to explore specific issues in more depth, which may not have been possible in a larger group.
