Table 3.

Organization of care for AC: Themes emerged from the focus group discussions.

Theme 1: Diagnosis	Theme 3: Recurrent acute cystitis
Duration of symptoms before diagnosis	Attention for selfcare and preventive recommendations
Time to diagnosis (same day or later)	Painkillers and self-care products
Reliability of urine test	Considerations to initiate prophylaxis
Risks of symptom-based diagnosis	Evaluation of prophylaxis
Theme 2: Choice of treatment	Theme 4: Role of the community pharmacy
Wait-and-see policy	Dispensing antibiotics
Postponed prescription	Provision of selfcare and preventive recommendations
Antibiotic treatment	Signaling function
Considerations when deciding on treatment	Opportunities for task shifting

Abbreviations: GP, General practitioner; AC, Acute cystitis.