Study sample
| Country | Individual interviews (n=53) | Focus group interviews (n=37) | Country specific inclusion criteria | General inclusion criteria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Netherlands | n=8 | n=7 | Patients admitted to internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, cardiology or (vascular) surgical wards | >18 years Diagnosed with either diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, asthma or/and poly-pharmacy (>6 drugs) Discharged to home or nursing home (under responsibility of primary/community care) | ||
| Spain | n=8 | n=3 | Patients belonging to cultural minority groups with | |||
| limited health literacy (capacity to read, write, and understand healthcare information) | ||||||
| Poland | n=23 | n=10 | Patients ≥60 of age | |||
| Italy | n=5 | n=9 | Patients admitted to emergency ward | |||
| Sweden | n=9 | n=8 | Patients admitted to emergency ward via emergency room. If living at a nursing home, only within a geographically specified area |
Number of participants by country and inclusion criteria.