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Table 5 Theme, sub-theme and codes

From: Factors associated with the utilization of primary care emergency centers in a Spanish region with high population dispersion: a mixed-methods study

Theme

Sub-theme

Condensed meaning unit

Codes

Meaning unit

PCEC Utilization

Distance affects PCEC use

-Greater PCEC utilization in rural than in urban areas.

-Access

-PCEC use according to distance-accessibility

-Greater PCEC utilization in the same towns where located.

-City/Urban area

-Lower PCEC utilization due to distance.

-Distance

-Hospital Emergency Services

-Isolated villages

-No public transport

-Lack of private transportation

-PCEC use

Utilization of PCEC as regular local primary care office

-Greater PCEC utilization on weekends.

-High utilization on weekends.

-Description of PCEC use

-PCEC used as afternoon-hours local primary care office.

-Access barrier.

-Morning hours only doctors’ office

-Use as regular doctor’s visit.

Greater PCEC utilization by working and student population and by chronic disease patients

-PCEC use by working adults.

-Students

-PCEC clients profile

-PCEC use by students.

-Working adults

-PCEC use by chronic patients.

-Chronic patients

   

-PCEC use

 
  1. PCEC: Primary emergency care center.