Exploration of user needs and design requirements of a digital stress management intervention for software employees in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study

Table 1 Demographics of focus group participants

Focus Group ID	Participant ID	Gender	Age Range	Job Category^a	Years of Experience
Female Group (FG)	FG_1	Female	35–39	PM	9
	FG _2	Female	25–29	SE	4
	FG _3	Female	25–29	SE	2
	FG _4	Female	40–44	QA	15
	FG _5	Female	25–29	SUP	3
	FG _6	Female	25–29	QA	5
Male Group (MG)	MG _1	Male	25–29	SE	7
	MG _2	Male	35–39	QA	9
	MG _3	Male	40–44	PM	16
	MG _4	Male	30–34	SUP	6
	MG _5	Male	35–39	SE	11
	MG _6	Male	30–34	SE	7
	MG _7	Male	30–34	PM	8
	MG _8	Male	25–29	UI/UX	5
Mixed Group (XG)	XG_1	Female	30–34	BA	8
	XG _2	Female	25–29	QA	6
	XG _3	Male	35–39	SE	11
	XG _4	Male	35–39	SE	8
	XG _5	Male	30–34	QA	6
	XG _6	Female	25–29	QA	4
	XG _7	Male	25–29	UI/UX	4
	XG _8	Male	30–34	SE	9

^aSE Software engineer, QA Quality assurance engineer, UI/UX User interface and user experience engineer, PM Project manager, BA Business analyst, SUP Implementation and support engineer

ISSN: 1471-2458