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. 2018 Dec 12;43(2):247–256. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1543094

Table 1. Sample questions for the semi-structured interviews.

Topic Sample questions
Knowledge and attitudes towards prevention of PIs
  • How have you acquired your knowledge about the prevention and treatment of PIs?

  • What have you learnt from the experience of having a PI?

  • How did you react the last time that you had a redness of the skin?

  • What kind of feelings does the thought of developing PIs causes you?

Strategies and techniques for preventing PIs
  • What are you doing specifically to prevent PIs?

  • Do you have any successful measure?

  • What is for you the most difficult thing in preventing PIs?

  • Have the challenges of prevention of PIs changed over time? How?

  • How does your behavior differ from the generally taught preventive measures?

Actors involved in the prevention of PIs
  • How do you organize the tasks in relation to the prevention of PIs? Is there anyone helping you for some tasks? Who?

  • How does the collaboration with the homecare services work for the prevention of PIs?

  • Would you need more support to better prevent PIs (in the future)? Which kind of support?