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Table 2 Overview of interview participants' professional backgrounds and data collection methods per country

From: The e-health implementation toolkit: qualitative evaluation across four European countries

Country

Selecting pilot e-health services

Participants n = 8

Monitoring pilot e-health implementation services

Participants n = 14

Finland

1 Ɨ group telephone interview (n = 4) with PC^ interpreted by MM

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ e-Health Research Project Manager

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Medical Doctor

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Director of Health Services

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Nurse, wound specialist

1 Ɨ group face-to-face interview (n = 3) with MM

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Product Testing Specialist

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Chief Physician

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Public Health Nurse

1 Ɨ group face-to-face interview (n = 2) with MM

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Dermatologist

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Nurse, wound specialist

1 Ɨ group telephone interview (n = 3) with MM

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Chief Physician

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Nurse, wound specialist

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Speech Therapist

Norway

1 Ɨ individual face-to-face interview with FL

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Nurse coordinator of the reorganization of GP services in 4 municipalities

1 Ɨ individual telephone interview with FL

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Nurse, nursing home setting

Scotland

2 Ɨ individual telephone interviews with PC

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Speech Therapist

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Charge Nurse

4 Ɨ individual face-to-face interviews with MW

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Speech Therapist

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Charge Nurse

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Renal Consultant

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Clinical Ward Manager

Sweden

1 Ɨ individual face-to-face interview with UMP

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Opthamology Unit Manager (nurse)

1 Ɨ individual face-to-face interview with UMP

ā€¢ 1 Ɨ Opthamology Unit Manager (nurse)

  1. ^initials shown here are of researchers/authors who contributed to data collection, e.g., PC is P. Clerkin, MM is M. Makiniemi, and so on.