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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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  • Research Article   
  • J Community Med Health Educ 7:577,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000577

Why Should We Participate in their Studies? A Focus Group Study of Young Peoples' Attitudes to Health Surveys

Magnusson M1*, Falk LL2, Hallmyr M1 and Chaplin JE3
1Department of Communication and Public Health, Angered Hospital, , Gothenburg, Sweden
2Department of Primary Healthcare, , Narhalsan, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
3Department of Pediatrics, Institute for Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
*Corresponding Author : Magnusson M, PhD, RD, Specialized in Public Health, RN, Angered Hospital, Sjukhuskansliet, Box 63, S-42422 Angered, Sweden, Tel: 46-733-763-157, Email: maria.b.magnusson@vgregion.se

Received Date: Dec 19, 2017 / Accepted Date: Dec 26, 2017 / Published Date: Dec 29, 2017

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study was to explore aspects of health that are relevant to adolescents and young adults and how to frame health related questionnaires so that they are more relevant to them.
Methods: Data were collected by focus-group interviews. Participants were recruited in suburban areas characterized by high unemployment, low income and a high proportion of recent immigrants.
Result: Meaningfulness emerged as important, in parallel with disappointment about not being listened to. Attempts in questionnaires to discover body weight were considered uncomfortable as were questions on ethnicity. Family and friends were considered fundamental for health while money was regarded as less important and with some ambiguousness.
Conclusion: Motivation and feedback were aspects that seemed most important in this context. To include the respondent’s perspective when constructing questionnaires decreases risk of harm and may increase participation rates. Conducting research without feedback risks decreasing participation in future studies.

Keywords: Adolescents; Empowerment; Health equity; Questionnaires; Surveys

Citation: Magnusson M, Falk LL, Hallmyr M, Chaplin JE (2017) Why Should We Participate in their Studies? A Focus Group Study of Young Peoples' Attitudes to Health Surveys. J Community Med Health Educ 7: 577. Doi: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000577

Copyright: ©2017 Magnusson M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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