Using exploratory focus groups to establish a sampling strategy to investigate disability experienced by adults living with HIV

Current HIV Research

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 626-633

  O'Brien, Kelly K ^a,b   Bayoumi, Ahmed M ^a,b,c   Davis, Aileen M ^b,d   Young, Nancy L ^b,e   Strike, Carol ^b,f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Focus groups; HIV AIDS; Qualitative research; Sampling strategy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAMPLING STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 73949102951     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016209789973574     Document Type: Article

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