Table 1.
Constitution of the study participants.
| Study participants | Inclusion criteria | Recruitment method | Response rate | Data collection method | Number of participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People with dementia living in care homes | Care home residents with dementia | Face-to-face talk with OM and liaison with family | N/A | Residents attended either: (1) joint focus groups with carers or (2) joint interviews with carers* | Total n = 12 (Home A n = 6, Home B n = 6) |
| People with dementia living in the community | Day hospital clients with dementia who are able to provide own consent | Recruited by a music therapist working in the day hospital | 4/4 (100%) | Four individual interviews | n = 4 |
| Family carers | Family carers of the residents with dementia | Invitation letters sent to the next of kin | 15/44 (34%) | Families attended either: (1) joint focus groups with residents or (2) joint interviews with residents* | Total n = 15 (Home A n = 7, Home B n = 8) |
| Care home staff | Staff who provide day-to-day care to the residents | Home A: senior nurse suggested who would be suitable participants based on their knowledge and experience with the residents | Home A: 9/9 (100%) | Focus groups (2 groups in Home A) | Total n = 14 (Home A n = 9) |
| Home B: OM sent invitation letters to all nurses and health care assistants | Home B: 5/49 (10%) | (1 group in Home B) | (Home B n = 5) | ||
| Music therapists | With minimum of 4 years' experience with clients with dementia and have worked in residential settings | Through OM's professional network | 8/8 (100%) | Eight individual interviews | n = 8 (6 full-time, 2 part-time). 1 therapist worked solely in one home, others worked in several homes or on inpatient wards |
*
In total, three joint focus groups for residents and families (two in Home A, one in Home B) and five joint interviews for residents and families (two in Home A, three in Home B) were conducted.