Table 2 Overview of the focus group interviews and participants

Number of focus groups

1

2

1

1

1

1

Number of facilitators in each focus group

1

1

2

1

3

2

Length of focus groups in minutes

132

73 + 126

141

123

100

118

Number of participants

14

4 + 4

8

7

6

7

Male participants

Age range in years

6

48–63

3 + 2

50–56, 30–32

4

32–55

2

45–69

1

45–55

2

29–48

Female participants

Age range in years

8

24–54

1 + 2

45, 50–52

4

32–45

5

44–67

5

40–70

5

27–63

Recruitment through

Previous research database

Social media and websites of users’ organisation

Mental health care practitioners

Private and public mental healthcare providers

Mental healthcare services and practitioners

Primary and secondary mental healthcare services.

Users’ organisations.

Websites, newsletters.

Mental health patients’ organisation

User’s organisations

University ad in social media

Interviews were held

University facility

One private and one public mental health facility.

Outpatient mental health facility

University hospital

Centrally located outpatient clinic

University facility