Table 1 The criteria for strategic recruitment
Participants | Recruiting criteria. Aiming for maximum diversity |
|---|---|
End users | Had possessed the social alarm for more than one year. Different experiences with activating the alarm. Both sexes, a variety of age, living conditions and dependency. |
Next of kin | Next of kin with different relationship to the end user. Difference in interactions, and how far they lived from the end user. |
Home Care workers. | Experience with the social alarm. Different background and work responsibility related to the social alarm. |