Table 1.

Data collection methods and material

Methods	Case A (rural)	Case B (city)
Participant observation (including open-ended, interactive conversations with patients, next of kin, staff)	Admission: 8–10 patient cases (mix of orthopaedic and medical, 2–5 h of observation per case) Discharge: 8–10 patient cases (mix of orthopaedic and medical, 5–10 h* of observation per case)	Admission: 12–15 patient cases (mix of orthopaedic and medical, 2–5 h of observation per case) Discharge: 12–15 patient cases (mix of orthopaedic and medical, 5–10 h* of observation per case)
Individual interviews with staff	Admission: 12–15 (ambulance workers, ER nurses, ER doctors) Discharge: 20–30 (hospital doctors, general practitioners, nursing home doctors, hospital nurses, nursing home nurses, home-based care nurses, hospital physicians, community-based physicians, community-based patient coordinators)	Admission: 12–15 (ambulance workers, ER nurses, ER doctors) Discharge: 20–30 (hospital doctors, general practitioners, nursing home doctors, hospital nurses, nursing home nurses, home-based care nurses, hospital physicians, community-based physicians, community-based patient coordinators)
Document analysis	Admission: admission summaries, medication lists Discharge: discharge summaries, medication lists, follow-up care notes	Admission: admission summaries, medication lists Discharge: discharge summaries, medication lists, follow-up care notes

*If practically possible, some of the observations will include data collection (patient and personnel conversations, number of transitions) related to follow-up care (30 days).