Table 1.

Sample size estimates

Sample	Data Collection & Sample	Site
Well Consumers	2–4 Focus Groups (approximately 5–8 participants / group)	Large metropolitan aged care association; University of the 3rd Age
Pre-Frail and Frail Consumer	2–4 Focus Groups (approximately 5–8 participants / group)	Large metropolitan aged care association and facility
Emergency Department Physicians	Individual Interviews (8–16 participants)	Two metropolitan acute care hospitals (emergency departments)
Orthopedic Surgeons	Individual Interviews (15–24 participants)	Urban, Rural South Australia
Practice Nurses	2–4 Focus Groups (approximately 5–8 participants / group)	Urban (Adelaide Primary Health Network [PHN]) Rural (Country PHN)
General Practitioners	3–4 Focus Groups (approximately 5–8 participants / group)	Urban, Rural South Australia