Main category | PATIENTS category | INTERVIEWERS category | REFERRING GPs category | Corresponding item in the questionnaires |
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Perceived strengths of the MINI | Structured format and detailed questions that often capture the problem | Â | P4, P10, I2 | |
The MINI does not evoke negative emotions | Â | MINI does not evoke emotions | P3, P5, I8 | |
Perceived advantages of using the MINI for GPs | More accurate diagnoses facilitate the work of the GP | Â | ||
 | A useful standard test for deeper investigations and selected patients | |||
Perceived advantages of using the MINI for patients | New insight into the problem | Â | P2, P9, I5 | |
The MINI is mostly meaningful | P1, P6, I10 | |||
The MINI may lead to better treatment | Â | |||
Perceived weaknesses of the MINI | It is a constraint to only answer yes and no | Â | Â | |
Some questions are problematic, and some common problems are not covered | ||||
The results of the MINI may be biased | P8, I7 | |||
The duration of the MINI as a potential concern | The duration was acceptable | The MINI most often takes a short period of time | Â | Time recording |
 | It could be problematic to fit the MINI into the GP consultation scheme |  | ||
The MINI is an additional tool and a personal contact with the interviewer is important | The MINI is just one part of the diagnostic procedure and its role must be explained | P7, I6, I9 | ||
The personal contact is important for most patients | Â |