Table 2

Users’ focus groups topic guide

Broad topicsSpecific topics
Recession-related risk factors for mental health problemsEmployment, family, economic, social, lifestyle and health areas
Changes in mental health and well-beingPerceived increase in psychological distress and its impacts on daily life
Help-seeking behavioursAt ease to seek for help for mental health problems; If positive, where and who
Health provisionSatisfaction with healthcare solutions; perceived changes in health provision during the economic crisis
Proposed solutionsProposed measures to alleviate the impact of the economic crisis in daily life, mental health and well-being