Table 1.

Participants’ characteristics

Focus group type	Healthcare level	Self-monitoring experiences	Socioeconomic status^a	Focus group/interview	Focus group/interview identification number	N (male, female)	Occupation
Patients	Primary care	Yes	High	Focus group	5	5 (2, 3)	N/A
			High	Focus group	9	9 (5, 4)	N/A
			Low	Focus group	1	3 (2, 1)	N/A
			Low	Focus group	3	4 (3, 1)	N/A

		No	Low/high	Focus group^b	11	4 (1, 3)	N/A
		No	High	Focus group	8	6 (4, 2)	N/A

	Secondary care	Yes	– ^c	Focus group	2	4 (2, 2)	N/A–
		Yes	– ^c	Focus group	4	3 (0, 3)	N/A

		No	–	Focus group	14	3 (1, 2)	N/A

Healthcare professionals	Primary care	N/A	High	Focus group	6	6 (3, 3)	6 GP
		N/A	Low	Focus group	10	6 (4, 2)	5 GP, 1 PN
		N/A	High	Focus group	12	4 (1, 3)	1 GP, 2 PN, 1 HCA
		N/A	Low	Interview	13	1 (1, 0)	GP

	Secondary care	N/A	– ^c	Focus group	7	5 (0, 5)	5 SN
		N/A		Interview	15	1 (1, 0)	CP
		N/A		Interview	16	1 (1, 0)	RR
		N/A		Interview	17	1 (0, 1)	CN

↵a IMD score based on threshold of 15% most deprived Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOAs) nationally versus practices in the 85% least deprived according to IMD 2010.¹⁷ High socioeconomic status = least deprived; low socioeconomic status = most deprived.
↵b Combined focus group; n = 4 (two participants high socioeconomic status; two participants low socioeconomic status).
↵c Socioeconomic status data not collected. CN = consultant nephrologist. CP = consultant physician. HCA = healthcare assistant. N/A = not applicable. PN = practice nurse. RR = renal registrar. SN = specialist nurse.