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Table 2 Main characteristics of participants

From: Person-centred care to prevent hospitalisations – a focus group study addressing the views of healthcare providers

Number of participants

Occupation

Work setting

Key work functions and care tasks

7

Registered nurse (RN)

Healthcare setting, municipality

Conducts primary care tasks (e.g. intermediate care facilities); visitation (i.e. assessing and referring people to social and healthcare services provided by the municipality)

4

General practitioner (GP)

General practice

Serves as a medical doctor with special interest in interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration

4

Nurse manager (NM)

Healthcare setting, municipality

Conducts management tasks related to preventive services (e.g. intermediate care facilities, nursing home)

4

Social and healthcare assistant (SHA)

Homecare, municipality

Performs practical and care tasks in home setting for people eligible for healthcare and homecare

3

Acute care nurse (ACN)

Acute care in home setting, municipality

Serves as a specialised municipality staff nurse conducting acute care tasks in home setting

2

Occupational therapist (OT)

Rehabilitation service, municipality

Provides rehabilitation services to people referred from the municipality visitation

2

Homecare nurse (HN)

Home nursing, municipality

Provides homecare, including health and medical care

1

Physiotherapist (PT)

Rehabilitation service, municipality

Provides rehabilitation services for people with functional impairments