“We were like Zoom beings”: Insider perspectives on student learning during the initial shift to online classes in Sweden at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

Figures & data

Figure 1. Milestones of the study in 2020.

Table 1. Demographic and baseline information of participating Master’s in Public Health Sciences students

Students' information	No.	%
Age
20–30	30	81.1
31 and above	7	18.9
Total	37	100.0
Sex
Female	27	73.0
Male	10	27.0
Total	37	100.0
Track
Epidemiology	18	50.0
Health Promotion and Prevention	18	50.0
Total	36	100.0
Educational background
Health and Healthcare Related	30	81.1
Social Sciences	7	18.9
Total	37	100.0
Previous qualitative online interview experience
No	27	71.1
Yes	11	28.9
Total	38	100.0
Years of experience in qualitative interviewing
None	20	52.6
Less than 1 year	9	23.7
1–2 years	4	10.5
More than 2 years	5	13.2
Total	38	100.0
How interviews were held
In person	2	5.3
Online synchronous	36	94.7
Total	38	100.0
Continent the MPH student was in during the interview
Africa	1	2.6
Europe	34	89.5
North America	3	7.9
Total	38	100.0
Continent the interviewee was in during the interview
Asia	4	10.8
Europe	25	67.6
North America	8	21.6
Total	37	100.0

Figure 2. Thematic map of the (i) overarching theme, (ii) themes, and (iii) subthemes depicting the findings of the focus group discussions.