Table 2 Main categories and subcategories regarding conceptualization of the acute bronchitis
Main categories | Subcategories |
|---|---|
1.Acute bronchitis, common cold and pneumonia: Concepts and differentiation | Conceptualization of acute bronchitis |
The common cold and its differentiation from acute bronchitis | |
Pneumonia and its differentiation from acute bronchitis | |
Role of technical diagnostics | |
Diagnostic uncertainty and gut feelings | |
2. Patients’ expectations concerning therapy | |
3. Antibiotic prescribing in respiratory tract infections | The concept of secondary bacterial infection |