Table 1

Themes addressed in the interview

Themes addressed in closed-ended questionsThemes addressed in open-ended questions
Demographic and clinical detailsExperience of error
Experience of errorPerceptions of risk of error and harm
Worry about errorsExperience of engaging in safety
Perceived risk of errorPerception of chemotherapy administration and safety practices
Patients' contribution to prevention of errorsAttitudes towards patients' engagement in safety
Feelings of overstrainFeelings of overstrain
Attitudes towards engaging in their safetyPatients' strategies to prevent errors
Self-efficacy in protecting themselves from error as compared to other patientsExpectations and interpretations of the presented error-prevention strategies
Ratings of effectiveness and likelihood of taking action for different error-prevention strategiesRelationship to nurses, in particular trust