"Focus Groups" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of data collection and a QUALITATIVE RESEARCH tool in which a small group of individuals are brought together and allowed to interact in a discussion of their opinions about topics, issues, or questions.
| Descriptor ID |
D017144
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.112 N05.715.360.300.269 N06.850.520.308.112
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| Concept/Terms |
Focus Groups- Focus Groups
- Focus Group
- Group, Focus
- Groups, Focus
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in this website by year, and whether "Focus Groups" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focus Groups" by people in Profiles.
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Community Participatory Co-Design and Development of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Education Program for Hispanic Families With Obesity: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Feb 11; 10:e67800.
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'In Texas, everybody wants antibiotics': reducing inappropriate antibiotic expectations and use with a provider-patient communication tool in primary care. Fam Med Community Health. 2025 Nov 11; 13(4).
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Reprint of: Managing Medications During "Sick Days" in Patients With Diabetes, Kidney, and Cardiovascular Conditions: A Theory-informed Approach to Intervention Design and Implementation. Can J Diabetes. 2025 Nov; 49 Suppl 2:27-36.e4.
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Best Practices Recommendations for Microtransitions in Care-An Emerging Classification of Care Transitions: A Consensus Statement. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Dec; 26(12):105898.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Best Practices in Microtransitions in Care in Post-acute and Long-Term Care: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2025 Dec; 26(12):105897.
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Neurocritical Care Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Education and Professional Development: Standardizing Curriculum, Training, and Assessment. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025 Nov 01; 26(11):e1394-e1402.
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Using community-based participatory research to contextualize Latino exposure to community violence: A mixed qualitative and spatial analysis approach. Am J Community Psychol. 2025 Dec; 76(3-4):423-435.
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Digital technologies-enhanced older adults health management: developing a five-dimensional extension of social learning theory for community settings. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1627983.
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Stakeholder Perspectives of New Tailored Prenatal Care Delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Jul 17; 146(3):e64-e74.
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Implementing a stakeholder-informed approach for standardized collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data: lessons learned at a matrix comprehensive cancer center. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2025 Jul 01; 2025(69):134-138.