Baseline Characteristics of Pulmonary Embolism Patients from Danish Hospital Interviews

Qualitative data from 17 participants in six focus group interviews conducted at an outpatient thrombosis clinic in Herlev and Gentofte hospital in Denmark. The dataset likely contains patient characteristics and thematic analysis results regarding physical and psychological well-being after pulmonary embolism. The data was authored by Caroline Sindet-Pedersen and last updated on April 16, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient-reported symptoms and emotional reactions based on qualitative interview themes.
• Investigating variations in disease experience based on age, cancer status, and pregnancy.
• Studying patient perceptions of anticoagulation therapy and follow-up care.
• Identifying needs for targeted rehabilitative strategies based on patient demographics and comorbidities.

Strengths

• Data is derived from six focus group interviews with 17 participants.
• The study employed a maximum variation strategy for recruitment, covering age, concomitant disease, and risk factors.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single Danish hospital clinic.

Provenance

Source

Herlev and Gentofte hospital outpatient thrombosis clinic in Denmark.

Collection Method

Qualitative data obtained through focus group interviews, analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 17:37:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Denmark