Sociodemographic profile of focus group participants
| Characteristic | No. (%)* of participants n = 18 |
|---|---|
| Age, yr | |
| 20–39 | 7 (39) |
| 40–59 | 2 (11) |
| 60–79 | 8 (44) |
| 80–99 | 1 (6) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 5 (28) |
| Female | 12 (67) |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (6) |
| Diversity | |
| Visible minority | 3 (17) |
| Person with disability | 7 (39) |
| Indigenous person of Canada | 1 (6) |
| Identifies as an immigrant | 1 (6) |
| LGBTQ community | 3 (17) |
| Work status | |
| Working for pay on a casual or on-call basis | 1 (6) |
| Not in labour force, unable to work | 1 (6) |
| Retired | 9 (50) |
| Student (includes students working part-time) | 4 (22) |
| Homemaker | 1 (6) |
| Prefer not to answer | 2 (11) |
| Education | |
| Completed high school | 1 (6) |
| Some postsecondary education (college, university, technical training) | 3 (16) |
| Completed college | 4 (22) |
| Completed technical training (e.g., apprenticeship) | 1 (6) |
| Completed university | 4 (22) |
| Completed postgraduate, professional or graduate degree | 5 (28) |
| Perspective | |
| Patient, patient advisor or patient partner† | 13 (72) |
| Family member or caregiver | 5 (28) |
| Geography | |
| Ontario | 2 (11) |
| British Columbia | 16 (89) |
| Experience with virtual care | |
| Participants with experience | 17 (94) |
| Participants without experience | 1 (6) |
Note: LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning.
↵* The percentages in some categories may sum to more than 100 because of rounding.
↵† Patient advisors and patient partners who participated in this study do not include the patient partners or patient research liaison on the research team.