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Table 2 Summary of fieldwork undertaken (April 2011 to April 2012)

From: Talking about quality: exploring how ‘quality’ is conceptualized in European hospitals and healthcare systems

Hospital

Meso-level

 

Tracer project

 

Micro-level

 
 

Ints.

Obs.

Mtgs.

Ints.

Obs.

Mtgs.

Ints.

Obs.

Mtgs.

The Netherlands a

37

90

25

9

65

19

9

130

26

The Netherlands b

36

100

31

15

31

7

   

Sweden a

14

20

7

9

12

5

13

8

8

Sweden b

15

6

2

2

6

1

   

England a

13

65

16

5

25

10

21

97

6

England b

24

20

7

5

10

3

   

Portugal a

15

0

0

11

0

0

26

57

10

Portugal b

20

18

12

3

10

3

   

Norway a*

18

2

3

7

2

1

25

20

2

Norway b**

25

2

1

6

7

2

   

TOTAL

217

323

104

72

168

51

94

312

52

  1. *in addition a focus group interview in the maternity micro system (3 participants) (Micro system Norway A), and a group interview (3 participants) (Tracer project Norway A).
  2. **in addition 16 interviews, 12 hours observation, a focus group interview with 7 participants and 3 meetings at micro level in hospital B.
  3. Key: Ints= the number of interviews conducted. Obs= the number of hours of practice observation. Mtgs= number of meetings observed.
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