Table 2 Keyword groupings relevant to research questions by question and full corpus
Interview question (Q) | RQ relevance | Keywords relevant to RQ(s) and Qs |
|---|---|---|
Q1: Please tell me about your experiences of receiving any form of written discharge communication? | RQ1 | Discharge(d), hospital, letter, doctor(s), medication, GP, information, nurse, tablets, surgery, received, telephoned, given, copy, consultant, papers, appointment, operation, sent, patient |
Q2: When you were discharged from hospital recently, what information were your given? | RQ1 | Discharge(d), hospital, letter, information, doctor(s), medication(s), given, GP, consultant, summary, papers, said, told, communication, aftercare, follow |
Q3: How did you feel about the information you were given? | RQ1/RQ2 | Hospital, discharge(d), letter, information, doctor, GP, medication, reads, given, patient, medical, told, summary |
Q4: What written information would you like to be given or sent when being discharged from hospital and why? | RQ2 | Hospital, information, discharge(d), letter, know, medication, given, patient(s), summary, think, medical |
Q5: Would you prefer to receive a direct copy of the letter sent to your GP or a separate letter specifically addressed to yourself? | RQ2 | GP(s), letter, copy, information, discharge(d), patient, understand, personalised, medical |
Q6: Would you like to always be given a letter or would you prefer to choose each time you are discharged? | RQ2 | Letter(s), discharge(d), GP, information, patient(s), think, opt, copy, given, time, medical, automatic, system |
Q7: How do you think the process of patients receiving written discharge communication can be improved? | RQ1/RQ2 | Discharge(d), information, letter, patient(s), communication, waiting, given, copy, time |
Q8: Is there anything else you would like to talk to me about today related to written discharge communication? | RQ1/RQ2 | Hospital, patient(s), discharge(d), think, letter, communication, experience, information, medical, NHS |
Full patient corpus (all questions compiled) | RQ1/RQ2 | Hospital, discharge(d), letter(s), GP, information, doctor(s), patient(s), medication, given, know, surgery, think, copy, medical, communication, summary, follow, aftercare, time, told, tablets, treatment, understand, results, tests, waiting, paperwork, anything, received, blood, read, happened |