Development and evaluation of an eHealth self-management intervention for patients with chronic kidney disease in China: protocol for a mixed-method hybrid type 2 trial

Table 4 Field methods used for topics

Method	Care providers			Patients
Method	Beliefs, perceptions, toward chronic kidney disease and self-management	Needs toward chronic kidney disease self-management	Needs, beliefs, perceptions toward eHealth self-management interventions	Beliefs, perceptions toward chronic kidney disease and self-management	Needs toward chronic kidney disease self-management	Needs, beliefs, perceptions toward eHealth self-management interventions
Face to face interview	X	X	X	X	X	X
Focus group discussion						X
Observation	X	X	X	X	X	X
Survey				X	X	X

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