TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
T2 - Analyzing Stories of Stress to Formulate Focus Group Questions
AU - Carroll, Deidra
AU - Lange, Bernadette
AU - Liehr, Patricia
AU - Raines, Sommer
AU - Marcus, Marianne T.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - The primary purpose of this analysis was to learn how therapeutic community (TC) residents describe Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) delivered as part of their substance use recovery experience. A secondary purpose was to develop focus group questions guided by TC residents' descriptions. Two researchers independently analyzed 38 written stories about stress in the TC. The researchers used conventional content analysis; independent analysis was followed by consensus dialogue to identify key words and code definitions. Three themes emerged from the content analysis: utility, portability, and sustainability. Participants talked about MBSR as a tool which helped them "manage" their recovery, noting that they used MBSR techniques in the TC and off-site. They believed they could use MBSR even after exiting the TC. Three focus group questions were formulated, one for each theme. Content analysis of stories of stress provided substantive guidance for formulating focus group questions which incorporated the voice of participants through familiar terms and friendly language.
AB - The primary purpose of this analysis was to learn how therapeutic community (TC) residents describe Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) delivered as part of their substance use recovery experience. A secondary purpose was to develop focus group questions guided by TC residents' descriptions. Two researchers independently analyzed 38 written stories about stress in the TC. The researchers used conventional content analysis; independent analysis was followed by consensus dialogue to identify key words and code definitions. Three themes emerged from the content analysis: utility, portability, and sustainability. Participants talked about MBSR as a tool which helped them "manage" their recovery, noting that they used MBSR techniques in the TC and off-site. They believed they could use MBSR even after exiting the TC. Three focus group questions were formulated, one for each theme. Content analysis of stories of stress provided substantive guidance for formulating focus group questions which incorporated the voice of participants through familiar terms and friendly language.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2007.12.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 18346568
AN - SCOPUS:40749163165
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 22
SP - 107
EP - 109
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 2
ER -