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Table 4 An overview of main areas, categories and sub-categories of physicians’ actions while making complex level-of-care decisions

From: Physicians’ experiences and actions in making complex level-of-care decisions during acute situations within older patients’ homes: a critical incident study

Sub-categories (n)

Categories

Main areas

-Allowing visits to take time (15)

-Listening to patients and significant others (17)

-Performing individualized assessments (31)

-Considering the short remaining life expectancy (11)

-Weighing pros and cons (11)

-Following patients’ and significant others’ wishes (28)

-Accepting patients’ wishes (7)

-Leading patients and significant others right (25)

-Providing straightforward and clear information (23)

Searching for understanding

Considering unique conditions

Adjusting to wishes

Guiding through knowledge

Adaptation pursuits

-Collaborate with involved healthcare professionals (21)

-Arranging follow-up care (18)

-Seeking consultation (11)

-Seeking consensus with patients and significant others (5)

-Seeking consensus with healthcare professionals (12)

-Seeking alternative solutions (16)

Promoting collaboration

Striving for consensus

Collaborative endeavors