Conducting caregiver focus groups on autism in the context of an international research collaboration: Logistical and methodological lessons learned in South Africa.

WHAT IT FOUND

This paper describes the practical hurdles researchers faced running caregiver focus groups in South Africa, such as language barriers, power cuts, and participants expecting therapy.

It reports no clinical outcomes or treatment effects, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.

What this paper is

This is a methodological report describing the logistical and ethical challenges encountered when conducting caregiver focus groups in South Africa. It reports no clinical outcomes, no intervention effects, and no patient results, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.

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