Table 1 Summary of categorized arguments about and associations with the supplementary models
Trained medical assistant | Positive | Work-relief for physicians (n = 54) | Improve treatment quality and care (n = 17) | Support for the provision of home visits (n = 12) | Appropriate tasks for delegation (n = 12) | Positive experiences with similar concepts (n = 11) | Remedy for physician shortage (n = 7) |
Negative | Lack of acceptance and trust (n = 10) | Not an adequate substitute for a doctor (n = 7) | No general need (n = 6) | Concerns about treatment quality (n = 5) | |||
Patients‘bus | Positive | Good addition to existing public transport (n = 25) | Similar public transport systems available or planned (n = 21) | Suitable to ensure mobility and accessibility (n = 19) | Suitable supplement for rural and widespread areas (n = 14) | ||
Negative | Sufficient mobility offers available (n = 25) | High effort and costs (n = 16) | Not suitable for the specific community and settlement structure (n = 12) | Low demand and utilization projected (n = 6) | Not necessary due to good accessibility or short distances to medical practices (n = 6) | ||
Mobile physicians‘office | Positive | Suitable supplement for rural and widespread areas (n = 16) | Sufficient to secure the supply of medical treatment (n = 7) | ||||
Negative | Lack of acceptance and trust (n = 39) | Not necessary due to good accessibility or short distances to medical practices (n = 20 | Not suitable for the specific community and settlement structure (n = 20) | No general need (n = 15) | Concerns about treatment quality (n = 9) | Inefficient use of doctors due to travel expenses (n = 9) | |
Telemedicine | Positive | Suitable for specific group of persons (n = 10) | Forward-looking model with potential (n = 7) | Suitable for specific indications (n = 6) | |||
Negative | Not suitable for older people (n = 57) | Impersonal type of treatment (n = 33) | Poor availability of necessary technology (n = 29) | Concerns about treatment quality (n = 16) | Lack of acceptance and trust (n = 14) | ||