Flu vaccination among patients with diabetes: motives, perceptions, trust, and risk culture - a qualitative survey

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (qualitative study of patients with diabetes)

Nb	Age (years)	Sex	Education level	Recruitment place	Length of interview (min)^a	DM^btype	Years since DM^bdiagnosis	SIV^c
01	50–64	M	> Graduated high school	Patients’ association	40	1	15+	no
02	18–34	F	> Graduated high school	Patients’ association	24	1	15+	no
03	50–64	F	Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	54	1	15+	no
04	65+	M	< Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	29	2	10–14	no
05	50–64	F	< Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	22	2	15+	yes
06	50–64	F	> Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	17	1	5–9	no
07	65+	M	< Graduated high school	Endocrinology consultation	13	2	15+	yes
08	65+	F	< Graduated high school	Endocrinology consultation	12	1	15+	yes
09	65+	M	< Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	48	1	15+	yes
10	35–49	M	> Graduated high school	Insulin pump consultation	39	1	15+	no
11	18–34	F	Graduated high school	Insulin pump consultation	14	1	10–14	yes
12	65+	F	> Graduated high school	Primary-care consultation	39	2	10–14	yes
13	65+	M	< Graduated high school	Primary-care consultation	24	2	5–9	yes
14	65+	M	> Graduated high school	Primary-care consultation	29	2	< 5	no
15	50–64	M	< Graduated high school	Patient association	46	1	15+	no
16	65+	F	Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	35	2	15+	no
17	50–64	F	< Graduated high school	Primary-care consultation	36	2	5–9	no
18	35–49	F	< Graduated high school	Hospitalised in the endocrinology department	23	1	15+	yes
19	50–64	M	> Graduated high school	Primary-care consultation	39	2	< 5	no

^aSome patients had less to say, hesitated less often, or went to the point more directly, while others commented profusely, or needed time to think about their responses, or digressed
^bDiabetes mellitus
^cSeasonal influenza vaccine for the 2013–2014 season

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