Table 1.
Group | Style of Interview | Number of participants | Age Range | Female Gender | Previous experience with pharmacist conduct cognitive services (i.e. HMR) |
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Pharmacists |
Focus Group 1 |
6 |
23 – 65 years |
52 % |
68 % |
Focus Group 2 |
9 |
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Semi-structured Interviews |
10 |
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General Practitioners |
Semi-structured Interviews |
4 |
46 – 65 years |
25 % |
75 % |
Health Care Consumers |
Focus Group 1 |
8 |
76 – 85 years |
87 % |
17 % |
Focus Group 2 |
10 |
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Practice Managers |
Semi-structured Interviews |
4 |
46 – 55 years |
100 % |
* |
Mixed Group (GPs and Pharmacists) | Focus Group | 4 General Practitioners 3 Pharmacists |
26 – 55 years | 71 % | 100 % |
*Practice managers indicated that they did not directly participate in these services however GPs and health care consumers from their medical centres had.