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| Introductory questions |
| Q1: Tell us a bit about yourself and your way to the position you occupy today? |
| Q2: When one says ‘cultural diversity’, what is your spontaneous reaction to it; what do you associate with that concept? |
| Team questions |
| Q3: How is your work being organised? How do the usual working days look for you, especially when it comes to working with others? What type of work you do in teams? |
| Q4: What type of questions are being discussed in the team, and which decisions are being made in these teams? |
| Q5: How would you describe the teamwork at your workplace? When does it work well and less well? Why? |
| Q6: How would you describe your experiences working in teams with individuals of other cultural backgrounds, here in your unit? |
| Q7: Could you please reflect on the nature of interpersonal relations here in your department? |
| Q8: What do different groupings look like; are there subgroups. Why? |
| Organisational questions |
| Q10: Could you please describe how involved the leadership is in the work you perform in groups? |
| Q11: Do you feel that cultural diversity at the workplace is something that one can manage? |
| Q12: Do you feel that cultural diversity at the workplace is something that one should manage? |
| Performance questions |
| Q13: What would you say represents the results of your work? |
| Q14: In which way do you feel these results can be improved? |
| Q15: What aspects/factors do you feel affect the way you work in the team? |
Sample characteristics_
| Hospital care | Municipal residential care | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 4 | 0 | 4 (22%) |
| Nurse assistants | 7 | 7 | 14 (78%) |
| Native Swede | 5 | 4 | 9 (50%) |
| Non-native Swede | 6 | 3 | 9 (50%) |
| Years of experience in health care, median (min-max) | 10 (0,5–35) | 15 (4–33) | 10,5 (0,5–35) |