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Table 1 Guidelines for conducting focus group discussions

From: Perceptions regarding utilization of meteorological information in healthcare in Korea: a qualitative study

Procedure

Key questions

Ice breaking

• Explanation of the goal and procedures of the research

- Self-introduction of the participants

Interest in climate change and health

• Interest in the effects of recent climate change on health

• Experience with the effects of recent climate change on health

Disease-specific awareness of effects of climate change

• Representative experience with meteorology-related disease

Conditions of its application and need for meteorological information in the patient care process

• Aspects of meteorological information application in the patient care process

• Recognition of the need for meteorological information utilization in the patient care process

• Meteorological information and provision method for future needs

Discussion conclusion

• Other questions

• Resolution of the meeting