Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)

Table 2 Overview of qualitative studies

No.	Participants	Method	Sample size per site	Time point
No.	Participants	Method	Sample size per site	T₀	T₂
1	Service users	Interviews	6–8		x
2	Peer support workers	Focus groups	2 groups (3–7)		x
3	Mental health workers	Focus groups	1 group (6–8)	x	x
4	Key informants	Focus groups	4–6	x	x

Measurement points for other measures based on the entire duration of the intervention: T₀ = baseline or earlier (at the start of the intervention); T₂ = month 24 or earlier (at the end of the intervention)

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