Number of interviews and participants (per country)
| Participants (n) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Individual Interviews (n) | Patients/family members | Hospital physicians | Hospital nurses | General practitioners | Community nurses/other |
| The Netherlands | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | – |
| Spain | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Poland | 65 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Italy | 27 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Sweden | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Total number | 192 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 39 | 16 |
| Focus group interviews (n) | ||||||
| The Netherlands | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Poland | 6 | 10* | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Italy | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | – |
| Sweden | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Total number | 26 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 |
*Two focus group interviews were conducted with patients.