Module 16: Standard Focus Group Characteristics Form

A Module Used in The Measurement Group's Cross-Cutting Evaluation of the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Special Projects of National Significance on Innovative Models of HIV/AIDS Care

Purpose

• Code participant characteristics in focus groups; client conclusions.

Content Domain - Covers client assessments of priorities for focus group topics. Standardized coding system for participant demographics.

Operational Data Items - Site, Sub-Provider, Focus Group #, Date, Hour, Minutes, Staff Facilitators (6), Language Used, Participants (Consumers, Primary Caregivers, Other Participant Groups), Participants in Focus Group (age and ethnicity by gender), Actual or Estimated Counts, Purpose of Activity, Major Focus Group Questions and Conclusions of Participants (3 Sets of Free Field Boxes for Additional Handwritten Comments).

Citation - Huba, G. J., Melchior, L. A., Staff of The Measurement Group, and HRSA/HAB's SPNS Cooperative Agreement Steering Committee (1995). Module 16: Focus Group Characteristics Form. Available: www.TheMeasurementGroup.com. Culver City, California: The Measurement Group.

Usage - Permission is granted for non-commercial use so long as form is not altered, the copyright is not removed, and a proper citation is made to the instrument. Non-commercial use is use by a not-for-profit organization in which the instrument is not sold. If you have questions about appropriate and proper uses, contact The Measurement Group.