Table 2 Overview of data sources, data collection procedures and analysis in the quantitative and qualitative approaches
Quantitative approach | Qualitative approach | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Data source | Questionnaire n = 86 | Written comments n = 44 | Interviews n = 12 |
Inclusion criteria | Participated in the PROTECT trial intervention group | Purposeful sampling to capture heterogeneity across age, sex, educational level and e-support use | |
Diagnosed with COPD or CHF | |||
Ability to understand written and spoken Swedish | |||
Listed at one of the nine participating primary care centres in the PROTECT-trial | |||
Data collection | Self-ratings | Written comments | Face-to-face or telephone interviews |
Questions | Three questions | One question | One opening question |
Demographic questions | Interview guide with question areas | ||
Probes | |||
Data analysis | Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses | Content analysis | Content analysis |