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Table 2 Semi-structured interview guide

From: Understanding the impact of supervision on reducing medication risks: an interview study in long-term elderly care

Main topics

Examples of questions

Medication incident reports

What is the cause of the increase or decrease in the number of medication incident reports within the organisation?

What could explain the national trend showing an increasing number of reports of medication incidents?

Medication safety level

What were the main conclusions with regard to medication safety during the visit of the IGZ in 2010?

What is the current medication safety level within the organisation?

Safety improvement measures

Which measures for improving medication safety were taken by the organisation in recent years and why?

Supervision

What was the effect of the IGZ’s supervision on the medication safety level within the organisation?

Did collaboration with other institutions or organisations contribute to the improvement in medication safety and why, or why not?