Building COPD care on shaky ground: a mixed methods study from Swedish primary care professional perspective

Table 1 Theme, categories and subcategories in the qualitative component

Theme	Building COPD care on shaky ground
Category	The (un)demanding patient group	The non-compliant healthcare organisation	The challenged professionalism	The autonomous staff
Sub-category	Shameful and low status disease	Fragmented healthcare	Demanding health promotion	Individual and shared responsibility
	Limited insight	Lacking competence and resources	Driven by a desire to do good	Resistance to top-down directives and hierarchies
	Grateful for little	Inhibited interprofessional collaboration	Tailoring interventions instinctively	Systematic versus pragmatic care development
	Grateful for little	Inhibited interprofessional collaboration	Tailoring interventions instinctively	Driving spirit carries COPD care

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