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Table 1 Information about focus groups and informant characteristics

From: ‘To give or not to give medication, that is the question.’ Healthcare personnel’s perceptions of factors affecting pro re nata medication in sheltered housing for older adults — a focus-group interview study

Focus group

Number of informants

Scholarly educations represented

Average number of years employed at this sheltered housing (min-max)

Average years of working experience as HCP (min-max)

Number of residents in the sheltered housing

Interview A a

6

Registered nurse (with advanced education in geriatric) [4]

Health care worker [2]

6,8 (5–10)

18,8 (5–29)

15 + 32

Interview B

3

Registered nurse [2]

Health care worker [1]

15 (7–22)

13,7 (4–21)

20

Interview C

4

Registered nurse [2]

Health care worker [1]

Apprentice in health and social work [1]

10,8 (1–28)

11 (1–23)

35

Interview D

5

Registered nurse [1]

Social educator [1]

Health care worker [3]

8 (2–20)

5,6 (1–10)

25

Interview E

4

Registered nurse [2]

Health care worker [1]

Apprentice in health and social work [1]

12 (0,3–30)

22,5 (1–32)

15

  1. ain focus-group A, two sheltered housing properties were represented, these were located next to each other