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Table 2 Overview of main and subcategories emerged from qualitative data

From: Caregivers' role in using a personal electronic health record: a qualitative study of cancer patients and caregivers in Germany

Main categories

Subcategories

Caregivers’ role (CR)

Caregivers’ tasks and responsibilities (CR1)

Realization of caregivers’ access (CR2)

Caregivers as transmitters for emergency data (CR3)

Comparison with patient decree/ health care proxy (CR4)

Graduation of access rights (GA)

Opportunities to access a patient portal (GA1)

Full access for caregivers (GA2)

Question of trust (GA3)

Patients’ privacy (GA4)