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Table 6 Results Q-1

From: Important challenges for coordination and inter-municipal cooperation in health care services: a Delphi study

Theme

Abstraction

Statement

Different cultures

Challenges concerning the experience of different cultures and relationship between municipal and specialist health care services.

Different cultures in municipal and specialist health care services.

Specialist health service has focus on diagnosis and treatment, but the municipality has focused on coping and quality of life.

Different patient perspective in municipal and specialist health care services.

Uneven balance of power

Challenges concerning experience of being the inferior part.

The hospital sets the conditions for the process concerning discharge of patients.

Lack of the possibility to communicate electronically

Challenges concerning lack of possibilities for electronic communication.

Lack of electronic communication.

Lack of common tools for electronic communication.

Demanding tasks in relation to resources

Challenges concerning the experience of lacking resources and demanding tasks.

Scarce resources in terms of time.

Patients discharged are in worse health condition than before.