**3.3. Sampling, recruitment of participants and data collection methods**

Fieldwork data gathering methods included: telephone and face-to-face semi structured interviews; focus group interviews, and the administration of a paper-based questionnaire. Research participants included: a selection of Enliven clients diagnosed with dementia and their families/caregivers; a selection of Enliven managers and staff; as well as a number of key community stakeholders. All participants were nominated by Enliven senior managers and each data collection method selected for the different groups under study were agreed to as being appropriate and would provide the researchers with sufficient data to answer the overarching research question.
