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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the focus groups and individual interviews

From: Combining online and offline peer support groups in community mental health care settings: a qualitative study of service users’ experiences

 

Focus groups (N = 11)

Individual interviews (N = 10)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Characteristics

 Age (years), median (range)

45

(22–63)

47

(24–67)

Gender

 Female

11

(100)

10

(100)

 Male

0

(0)

0

(0)

Site

 Large community (59,000 inhabitants)

6

(55)

6

(60)

 Small community (5700 inhabitants)

5

(45)

4

(40)

 Primary care level

5

(45)

6

(60)

 Specialist care level

4

(37)

3

(30)

 Both levels

2

(18)

1

(10)

Diagnosis

 Depression

6

(55)

7

(70)

 Bipolar disorder

2

(18)

  

 Generalized anxiety

2

(18)

1

(10)

 Posttraumatic stress disorder

2

(18)

3

(30)

 Schizophrenia

1

(9)

1

(10)

 Schizoaffective disorder

1

(9)

1

(10)

 Phobic anxiety

1

(9)

1

(10)

 Panic anxiety

1

(9)

3

(30)

 Drug addiction

  

1

(10)

 Mania

  

1

(10)

 Others

2

(18)

3 (30)

 

Number of diagnoses, median (range)

1

(1–5)

 

1 (1–7)