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Table 1 Themes to be used during semi-structured interviews

From: Investigation of opposition to diagnostic or therapeutic procedures in older people hospitalized in acute geriatric services: the OPTAH pilot study protocol

Themes to be used during semi-structured interviews

History of care

History of hospitalization

Medical decisions

Relationship with the caregiver

Precedence of medical decisions

Relationship with health professionals

Home living/medicalization

Relatives

Home carer

General practitioner

Dependency

Representation

Previous experience with the illness, hospitalizations, treatments, operations