Feasibility of a placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for possible urinary tract infection in care homes: a qualitative interview study

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Figure 1. Diagram of topics and themes from the thematic analysis of care home staff and primary care clinician interviews. UTI = urinary tract infection

Table 1. Care home staff demographics

Participant ID	Home type	Main role	Time working in present care home	Total time working in care homes	Previous experience of research	Age, years	Sex
VENCH016	Residential	Deputy manager	8 years	41 years	Yes	57	F
VENCH017	Residential dementia	Registered manager	13 years	45 years	Yes	62	F
VENCH018	Dual registered	Night-care coordinator	20 years	30 years	No	53	F
VENCH019	Residential	Registered manager	5 months	15 years	No	45	F
VENCH020	Residential	Head of care	7 years	10 years	No	34	F
VENCH021	Residential	Senior manager	27 years	27 years	No	70	M
VENCH022	Residential LD and nursing	Senior nurse	4 years	10 years	No	45	F
VENCH023	Residential LD and nursing	Nurse	6 months	14 years	No	35	F
VENCH024	Residential older adults	Senior carer	7 years	16 years	Yes	36	F
VENCH025	Residential behaviour and dementia	Service lead (MH nurse)	6 years	13 years	Yes	35	F
VENCH026	Residential dementia	Deputy manager	16 years	30 years	Yes	60	F
VENCH027	Residential dementia	Senior carer	20 years	25 years	No	54	F
VENCH028	Dementia nursing care	Compliance manager (MH nurse)	2 years	25 years	Yes	42	F
VENCH029	Residential dementia	Care support worker	6 months	2 years	No	26	F
VENCH030	Residential dementia and Parkinson’s	Night-care support worker	3 years	15 years	No	40	F
VENCH031	Nursing home	Care worker^a	4 months	4 months	No	53	F

^aThis care worker stated they met the eligibility criteria but was subsequently found to have only had 4 months of experience working in a care home (eligibility criteria was 6 months). A decision was made to keep data from this participant. LD = learning disability. MH = mental health.

Table 2. Primary care clinician demographics

Participant ID	Role	Work setting	GP academic or special interest. Background and clinical management if not medical	Number of homes	Previous experience of research	Age, years	Sex
VENPC002	Advanced clinical practitioner	Care home assessment team in general practice	OT. Assesses and informs GP; does not prescribe	20	No	47	F
VENPC003	Older adult practitioner	Care home assessment team in general practice	Nurse. Assesses and informs GP; does not prescribe	20	No	48	F
VENPC004	GP partner	General practice	None	5–6	Yes	33	F
VENPC005	GP partner	General practice	PCN care home lead. Practice research lead	6	Yes	54	M
VENPC006	Older adult practitioner	Care home assessment team in general practice	Paramedic. Assesses, treats, and discusses with GP; does not prescribe	20	Yes	49	M
VENPC007	GP partner	General practice	PCN senior role	7	Yes	44	M
VENPC008	GP partner	General practice	Practice research lead	8	Yes	45	F
VENPC009	GP partner	General practice	Practice care home lead	2	No	45	F
VENPC010	Telemedicine team leader	Secondary and primary care, remote triage for residential homes	Manages clinical triage team of assessors; admits or refers to GP. Does not prescribe	200	No	37	F
VENPC011	Salaried GP	General practice	None	6	Yes	52	F
VENPC012	GP partner	General practice	PCN research lead	4	Yes	42	M

OT = occupational therapist. PCN = primary care network. GP = general practitioner.

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