Table 6.
Disadvantages and examples of phrases from health care professionals.
| Categories | Subcategories | Phrases |
| Factors concerning schedules and working times | Tight schedule of the course | “The busy timetable for the implementation of the course was challenging and caused stress to at least some of the personnel.”; “The schedule of the course was pretty tight, which created challenges in the implementation.”; and “The schedule of this course has added negative pressure to the work.” |
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Challenges concerning working times and the course | “Scheduling patient education meetings was challenging because of shift work.”; “It was challenging to fit schedules to one’s own working time.”; and “The schedule has been tight, and it was during a period when some of the employees still had winter holidays and some were about to start their summer holidays. This has created some challenges in the implementation.” |
| Factors concerning patients | Patients’ unwillingness to participate in patient education | “There was pressure to hold education meetings and to find willing patients with the cognitive skills to understand the content.”; “Some were stressed by patients’ low interest in taking part in the MentalNet patient education.”; and “The drawback for some staff has been patients who are not willing to take part in education/research.” |
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Patients’ poor computer skills | “Also, however, using a computer is often difficult for patients. Therefore, we sometimes have needed to start with how to use the computer.” |
| Factors concerning equipment and environment | Room booked during the patient education | “When one nurse stays an hour in patient education meeting and a group room is occupied for that hour, others have to adapt their work and schedule around the meeting accordingly.” |
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Too few computers available | “There are only a few computers available for patient education.” |