How do general practitioners implement decision-making regarding COPD patients with exacerbations? An international focus group study

Figures & data

Table 1 Overview over recruitment process and over participating general practitioners

Country	Methods of recruitment	Number invited	Number responded	Number of participants	Years in general practice	Organization of participant practices	Setting of participants practices
Norway	Announcement at a meeting	12	7	7	2 months–20 years	Group practices only	Rural
Germany	Written invitation	29	8	8	1,5–20	Both single and group practices	Both urban and rural
The Netherlands	Announcement at a meeting and personal contacts	59	27	6	3–30	Group practices only	Both urban and rural
Wales	Postal invitation letters send in two rounds and followed up with telephone calls	136	18	10	4–28	Group practices only	Both urban and rural
Poland	Individual invitations	8	8	8	15–31	Both single and group practices	Both urban and rural
Russia	Announcement at meetings, telephone invitations, personal contact, and email invitation	9	8	8	3 months–13 years	Both single and group practices	Both urban and rural
Hong Kong	Email invitations and announcement at meetings	12	6	6	6–12	Group practices only	Urban