Methodological developments in qualitative longitudinal research: the advantages and challenges of regular telephone contact with participants in a qualitative longitudinal interview study

Table 3 Number of interviews conducted at each time point for patients and total number of telephone interviews

	Time 1		Time 2		Time 3
	6 months	Flexible	6 months	Flexible	6 months	Flexible
Patient interviews	8	8	6	7	4	3
Total number of patient interviews	16		13		7
Total number of interviews	36
Total number of telephone calls	46

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