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Table 4 Categorical system with first subcategories (Practice Nurses)

From: How can the practice nurse be more involved in the care of the chronically ill? The perspectives of GPs, patients and practice nurses

Main categories

First subcategory

Present situation (20*):

• Involvement in medical proceedings (3)

• No involvement in medical proceedings (17)

Team approach in general (20):

• Imaginable (20) / Wish of being more involved (18)

• Not imaginable (0) / No wish of being more involved (2)

Barriers / Problems (20):

• Lacking (medical) knowledge/skills (20)

• Workload (17)

• Perceived lacking patients' acceptance (1)

• Others (4)

Possible tasks for practice nurses in the context of a team approach (15):

• Giving information on local offers, self help groups, etc. (13)

• Calling the patient in regular intervals (i.e. case management) (7)

• Motivating the patient to use self-help groups and social contacts (3)

• Organising (self-help) groups (2)

• Exchanging information about patient with GP (2)

Possibilities to overcome the obstacles (19):

• Improved medical education (14)

• Changes in practice organisation (11)

• More support by GP (3)

• Training offers for practice nurses (2)

  1. * numbers in parentheses are the frequency of subjects, who said something to the respective category