Focus group type | Healthcare level | Self-monitoring experiences | Socioeconomic statusa | Focus group/interview | Focus group/interview identification number | N (male, female) | Occupation |
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Patients | Primary care | Yes | High | Focus group | 5 | 5 (2, 3) | N/A |
Focus group | 9 | 9 (5, 4) | N/A | ||||
Low | Focus group | 1 | 3 (2, 1) | N/A | |||
Focus group | 3 | 4 (3, 1) | N/A | ||||
No | Low/high | Focus groupb | 11 | 4 (1, 3) | N/A | ||
High | Focus group | 8 | 6 (4, 2) | N/A | |||
Secondary care | Yes | – c | Focus group | 2 | 4 (2, 2) | N/A– | |
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.