Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Artículo de periódico

Enhancing research with migrant women through focus groups

Fecha

2005

Autores

L. Ruppenthal, Jodi Tuck, y Anita J. Gagnon

Resumen

Recent systematic reviews of measurement strategies have identified a striking lack of data to support the validity of most questionnaires used with multiethnic, migrant populations. In the context of two ongoing research studies examining the reproductive health needs of migrant women in Canada, cultural validation was required for proposed study questionnaires and protocols in a total of 13 languages. Multilingual, multiethnic women with various migrant profiles were recruited from the community to review research materials in a series of focus groups. Recornmendations by these women were made in relation to consent and interpretation procedures, development of trust in research, home visits after birth, approaches to sensitive topics, inclusion of discrimination as a research variable, and reimbursement of participants. Preliminary work applying focus-group methods to mixed ethno-cultural groups yielded valuable information on appropriateness of planned research. [References: 33]

Journal title

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumen

27

Número

6

Page numbers

735-764

Conexiones

Los sectores económicos

General relevance - all sectors

Tipos de contenido

Iniciativas de apoyo

Los grupos destinatarios

Los investigadores y ONG / grupos comunitarios / redes de solidaridad

Relevancia geográfica

Quebec

Esferas de la actividad

Estudios en Género y Sexualidad, Ciencias de la Salud, y Asistencia social

Idiomas

Inglés