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Table 1 Implementation of context specific methods

From: Understanding participation in European cohort studies of preterm children: the views of parents, healthcare professionals and researchers

Country

Cohorts

Method

Number of participants

Denmark

EPICE/SHIPS-DK

II with Healthcare and research professionals

n = 2

FG with Healthcare and research professionals

n = 4

II via telephone with Parentsa

n = 7

Italy

EPICE/SHIPS-IT

FG with Healthcare and research professionals

n = 6

Two FG with Parents

n = 5

II via telephone with Parentsa

n = 2

Portugal

EPICE/SHIPS-PT

II with Healthcare and research professionals

n = 3

FG with Healthcare and research professionals

n = 7

Three FG with Parents (including Parentsa)

n = 11

13 VS with Parents

n = 6

Video debriefing interviews

n = 5

Total

n = 48

  1. Legend: The Table described the implementation of the context specific methods in each country and their cohort accordingly
  2. Note on abbreviations:
  3. II Individual semi-structured interview, FG Focus Group discussion, VS Video Stories
  4. aparents who failed to respond in previous follow-up waves