Table 2 Summary of Part A and B of the project
Part A | Part B | |
|---|---|---|
Countries involved | Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, French-speaking part of Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, and Netherlands | German-speaking part of Switzerland |
Anonymization | Anonymized | Pseudonymized |
Subjects | Patients | Patients and their GPs |
Questionnaires used | Patient questionnaires in local language(s) | Patient questionnaire including part on herbal and dietary supplements, GP questionnaires |
Number of recruited GPs | 10 per country | 35 in the Swiss German part of Switzerland |
Role of the GPs | Screen and recruit eligible patients | Screen and recruit eligible patients, complete questionnaires themselves |
Number of recruited patients | 100 per country (10 per GP) = 900 in total | 5 per GP = 175 in total |