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Table 2 Examples of data analysis

From: Healthcare professionals’ experiences and attitudes to care coordination across health sectors: an interview study

Examples of Data (empiri)

Meaning unit

Sub-group

Theme/category

Municipal nurse 5: “Why is it, that everything is so segmented? Who decided that when you are ONLY in orthopaedic surgery or an orthopaedic department, that you ONLY take care of that?

Box-thinking

Structure and box-thinking

Organisational factors

Hospital nurse 2: “I think it is because we do not understand how the others work. And because primarily I only have experience from the secondary (health) sector. If I had had an experience from the primary (health) sector, I would know maybe more about how the work process was there…so it is difficult to meet and feel that we completely understand each other.”

Experience

Insight across (sectors and professions)

Communication and knowledge

Physician 1: “It is actually very dangerous if you begin to define your area of responsibility too narrowly and doctors’ time is used for defensive medicine. And that caution or wariness is like a monster that can grow bigger and bigger. You end up needing bigger and bigger safety margins all the time”

Collaborative culture

Defensive medicine

Approaches to care

Municipal nurse 2: “But if we have a general practitioner who is a bit laissez-faire… We also need a feeling of security. We need to know that we have a good prescription and action plan. If we do not have that, then it does not work.”

Confidence

Trust

Relations