Table 1.
Participants in the focus group discussions with patients.
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| male | 14 | 33.3 |
| female | 28 | 66.7 |
| Place of residence | ||
| urban | 32 | 76.2 |
| rural | 9 | 21.4 |
| n/a | 1 | 2.4 |
| Age group | ||
| ≤49 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 50-54 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 55-59 | 2 | 4.8 |
| 60-64 | 2 | 4.8 |
| 65-69 | 11 | 26.2 |
| 70-74 | 10 | 23.8 |
| 75-79 | 10 | 23.8 |
| 80-84 | 3 | 7.1 |
| ≥85 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Disease | ||
| HTN | 14 | 33.3 |
| T2D | 18 | 42.9 |
| HTN and T2D | 10 | 23.8 |
| Employment status | ||
| employed | 5 | 11.9 |
| unemployed | 1 | 2.4 |
| retired | 35 | 83.3 |
| n/a | 1 | 2.4 |
Table 2.
Participants in the focus group discussions with patients.
| Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| male | 4 | 8.3 |
| female | 44 | 91.7 |
| Workplace location | ||
| urban | 26 | 54.2 |
| rural | 22 | 45.8 |
| Profession | ||
| general practitioner | 11 | 22.9 |
| practice nurse | 1 | 2.1 |
| advanced nurses | 20 | 41.7 |
| prevention nurse | 6 | 12.5 |
| community nurse | 10 | 20.8 |
Table 3.
Participants in the interviews.
| Participants level | Participant |
|---|---|
| Meso | |
| Community Health Centre Ljubljana (3 interviews) | |
| and Postojna | |
| Institution for informal home care | |
| Municipality of Ljubljana (2 interviews) | |
| Associations of patients with chronic diseases (2 interviews) | |
| Associations of patients with chronic diseases | |
| Nursing home | |
| Macro | |
| The National Institute of Public Health (2 interviews) | |
| The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia | |
| Ministry of Health (2 interviews) | |
| Chamber of Pharmacies of Slovenia | |
| Health Council at Ministry of Health | |
| Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia | |
| Medical Faculty of Ljubljana, Department of Family medicine (3 interviews) | |
| Medical Chamber of Slovenia |