questionnaire to find out knowledge on health

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Hi guys,

So im hosting a group forum questionnaire event. My plan is to sit down and talk to group of 23 people and ask them questions. This will be a general question and whatever participants discuss im planning on taking jot notes down. my goal is to find out what they know about health. this is a community health project that im performing for immigrants/refugees/newcomers and im planning on giving them 3 topics to choose from when it comes to teaching them. here are my topics:

What health related topics you would be interested in? (Question will be approached on face-to-face pattern in order to gather every student's interest on topic)

o Healthy eating on a budget

o Social support network

o Stress management

Other:_______________________

On the other hand to find out their knowledge on health what can i ask them? please suggest some questions i could include in my group forum.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Given your focus group, how about finding out if they know how to access the healthcare system for non-emergencies.

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great point. they can contact nurses that operate through telephone (theres a service for that), they can seek for help from pharmacists, or simply go to their doctors office?

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Given your focus group, how about finding out if they know how to access the healthcare system for non-emergencies.

great point. they can contact nurses that operate through telephone (theres a service for that), they can seek for help from pharmacists, or simply go to their doctors office?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Since you'll be dealing with 'newcomers' (recent immigrants) you need to establish a basic understanding of their normal health practices. For instance, what do they consider as "illness"? What causes "illness"? How do they treat "illness" - e.g., first aid or home remedies, consulting non-physician experts, seeking medical care. This is a fascinating area of exploration. You may discover that some cultures believe that their baby's illness was brought on by the 'evil eye' or exposure to bad influences... which are best treated with folk remedies rather than physicians. (srsly) There are also a plethora of food/diet related beliefs associated with various cultures - e.g., "hot" and "cold" foods for various health issues.

Health professionals who try to "assess" without delving into underlying belief structures, it is very likely that you will reach the wrong conclusions - "They are neglectful because they didn't take their baby to the physician to treat the ear infection" or "the elderly relative is being abused because they're only giving her weird food" Totally. Wrong. Conclusions.

There are a lot of great references out there for multi-cultural health care. I like the Geiger & Davidhizer model

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my final project question to 23 people would consist of this:

Group forum

To collect our information, we will approach all 23 students in the classroom. Through effective collaboration, we plan to gather information regarding their needs and concerns. Here are some questions we plan to address to our target group of students:

How well are you familiar with Canadian Health Care system?

Do you have a family doctor? Where can you seek for medical care?

Do you have a support group to assist you when needed?

What health related topics you would be interested in? (Question will be approached on face-to-face pattern in order to gather every student's interest on topic)

o Healthy eating on a budget

o Social support network

o Stress management

o First air/home remedies

o Other:_______________________

im trying to keep it brief and to the point where i can obtain enough information. what do you guys think?

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