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. 2024 Aug 10;19:291. doi: 10.1186/s13023-024-03302-x

Table 1.

Macro-areas of the interviews

Person identification and demographics Clinical characteristics Experience with the Centre Impacts on personal and social life Access to information and community

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

Living Status

Children

Highest level of education

Work status

Residence

Type of residence

Diagnosis

Age of first symptoms

Age of diagnosis

Disease activity

Other family members affected

Number of treated attacks

Emergency room visits

Pharmacological treatment

Side effects of pharmacological treatment

Non-pharmacological treatment

Surgeries

Relationship with GP

Psychological treatment

Costs

Care pathway before the Centre

How/ Why patient arrived to the Centre

Waiting time

First visit

Subsequent/ usual visits

Frequency of visits/ check-ups

Appointment booking method

Treatment/ activities in the Centre

Relationship with personnel of the Centre

Transportation mode to arrive to the Centre

Distance to the Centre

Areas of improvement

Physical activity

Hobbies, interests

Relationship with family

Relationship with friends, acquaintances

Physical restrictions due to medical condition

Emotional impact of medical condition

Social impact of medical condition

Restrictions at the workplace/ school

Support in the workplace/ school

Main source of information about the condition

Involvement with a patients’ association

Participation in HAE online forums/ social media

Involvement with other HAE communities