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  Figure 1. Patients’ experiences with using the creatinine and blood pressure device at follow-up. 1 Having access to a creatinine device is pleasant / reassuring / useful; 2 I have trust in the accuracy of the creatinine / blood pressure meter; 3 On a scale of 1 to 5.
Table 3. Patient quotes from the interviews (N=10).
Quote 1     “The accuracy [of the creatinine device] is not optimal. That’s why you start to
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Quote 3 Quote 4
Quote 5 Quote 6
take everything with a pinch of salt after a while.” Male, age 38.
“When you’ve seen it once, you can start doing it yourself right away.” Male,
age 38.
“That you’re on top of it yourself is the most important to me.” Male, age 51.
When I took the list with all my measures with me, the doctor only looked at my blood pressure.” Male, age 65.
“It gives a sense of security that if something happens, you notice it right away.”
Male, age 65.
“I sometimes get the idea that the outpatient appointments are only there to remind a physician to check his patients’ values.” Male, age 57.
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