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Table 2 Main and subcategories identified through content analysis

From: Implementing interprofessional video consultations with general practitioners and psychiatrists in correctional facilities in Germany: results from a mixed-methods study

Main category

Subcategory 1

Subcategory 2

Implementing VC in CF

Pilot project

-

Infrastructure

-

Integrating VC in existing work

Choosing patients for VC

Initial training for employees

Continuing training

Support

Extending VC to other CF

-

Health care in CF

Access to health care in CF

-

Evaluating health care in CF

-

Communication with patients in CF

-

Safety

-

Tasks of medical staff

Mission

Changes due to VC

Medical staff in CF

Job situation

-

Cooperation of medical staff

Continuity

Dependence on management/hierarchy

-

Reputation/appreciation

-

Requirements for medical staff

Medical training

Individual work experience

Special requirements for VC

Process of VC

Safety aspects

-

Preparation and follow-up

-

Reasons for encounter and diagnoses

-

Communication with patients during VC

Interpreter

Physical presence of conversation partners

Result of VC

-

Evaluation of VC

Image and sound quality

-

Limitations and opportunities of VC

VC without patients

Use of VC

Capacity of VC

Consequences for medical staff

Decision-making support

Salary

Comparison with regular health care in CF

-

Interface

-

Suggestions for improvement and future upgrades

Technical upgrades

Organizing VC

Training

One-on-one VC

Additional fields of application

Case reports

-

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  1. CF Correctional facility, VC video consultation