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Table 2 The categories and sub-categories extracted from the data

From: Exploring caregivers’ perceptions of community-based service requirements of patients with spinal cord injury: a qualitative study

Themes

Categories

Sub-Categories

Community reintegration

The need to provide a suitable social platform

Paying attention to home care requirements

Social support

Adaptation of urban furniture

Lifelong care

Early care

Continuous care

Psychological support

Physical care

Documentation of the disease course

Palliative care

Family conference

Preparing the family for the loss of the loved one

Necessity of delivering family care

Survival management

Not trying to extend the patient’s lifespan

Respecting the patient’s right of euthanasia