Table 3.
Overview of the main category content providing detailed information about the medication plan with subcategories, codes, and illustrative quotes.
| Subcategories and codes | Illustrative quotes | |
| Written content about a prescribed medication | ||
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Treatment duration | “And how long is the duration of the treatment” (Nurse, workshop 1). |
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Refill of a prescription | “It would have been great if, in addition to the date, the quantity and number of withdrawals had been included in the list, as then the patient would have direct control over the prescriptions at the same time and could see that medicines are prescribed for a year” (Physician, survey). |
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What the medication is used for | “And a short description of why to take the tablet” (Group Padlet, workshop 2). |
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When to take the medication | “What many patients want to know is ‘How should they take their medicine?’ Should it be with a meal, with water, or when” (Older person, workshop 2). |
| Written content about responsibility | ||
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Who is responsible | “It is important that it is clear who. That is different responsibilities...What responsibility does the patient have and what responsibility we have as health care providers?” (Nurse, workshop 1) |
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Whom to contact | “And it is not always necessary to have contact with a doctor, it can be a nurse” (Older person, workshop 2). |
| Written content for planning | ||
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How to monitor and evaluate | “And then you can discuss, either you have your own blood pressure monitor, or you go to our blood pressure room” (Physician, workshop 1). |
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Treatment goal | “That it is important that the goal is clear, for example it is important that the minimum and maximum are stated for certain medicines, such as blood sugar levels” (Nurse, survey). |
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What to alert about | “Potential side effects that may occur” (Nurse, workshop 1). |
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When to evaluate | “And for my part, I think that it should be clearly written, when follow-up should take place” (Older person, workshop 1). |