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- Title
A Modified Nominal Group Technique (mNGT) - Finding Priorities in Research.
- Authors
Wiggins, Sa'Nealdra T.; Colby, Sarah; Moret, Lauren; McElrone, Marissa; Olfert, Melissa D.; Riggsbee, Kristin; Opoku-Acheampong, Audrey; Kidd, Tandalayo
- Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe a modified nominal group technique (mNGT) approach to assess community health priorities and its application to a childhood obesity prevention project conducted with the high school population. Methods: This manuscript provides detailed information of a mNGT separately conducted with 3 cohorts, (students, teachers/ administration, parents). Participants used a response sheet to brainstorm, document top 5 responses, and rank each response individually. We also used a unique reverse scoring method to quantify the qualitative data and within and between group scores for comparison against other cohorts. Summaries provided additional insight into the participants' perceptions. Results: The mNGT process successfully reduced limitations common to the traditional nominal group technique by providing an in-depth understanding of perceptions and understanding priorities. Conclusions: mNGT can be useful across other disciplines as a method of gathering rich qualitative feedback that can be transformed into a more quantitative form for analysis.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; PREVENTION of childhood obesity; COMMUNITY health services; COMPARATIVE studies; EXECUTIVES; FOCUS groups; HIGH school students; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL protocols; NEEDS assessment; RESEARCH funding; STUDENT attitudes; ADOLESCENT health; QUALITATIVE research; GROUP process; PARENT attitudes; COLLEGE teacher attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2020, Vol 44, Issue 3, p345
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.44.3.7