Patient Categories Evolving From Qualitative Research
| Category | Emphasis on Tasks | Emphasis on Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Needs | More frequent telephone contact | More frequent home visits |
| Preferably patient initiated | Preferably physician initiated | |
| Explicit request | Implicit request | |
| Purposes | Primarily tasks | Mainly support |
| Prescribing | Listening | |
| Assessing relatives | Being there | |
| Organizing | Showing commitment | |
| Motives | Primarily in terms of function | Mainly in terms of emotion |
| Physician’s task | Having emotional bond | |
| For future management | Knowing the patient | |
| Assessment | Expressed as importance | Expressed as appreciation |
| Beneficial | Kind | |
| Profitable | Nice |