Table 4.

Categorical system with first subcategories (Practice Nurses)

Main categories	First subcategory
Present situation (20*):	• Involvement in medical proceedings (3) • No involvement in medical proceedings (17)
Team approach in general (20):	• Imaginable (20) / Wish of being more involved (18) • Not imaginable (0) / No wish of being more involved (2)
Barriers / Problems (20):	• Lacking (medical) knowledge/skills (20) • Workload (17) • Perceived lacking patients' acceptance (1) • Others (4)
Possible tasks for practice nurses in the context of a team approach (15):	• Giving information on local offers, self help groups, etc. (13) • Calling the patient in regular intervals (i.e. case management) (7) • Motivating the patient to use self-help groups and social contacts (3) • Organising (self-help) groups (2) • Exchanging information about patient with GP (2)
Possibilities to overcome the obstacles (19):	• Improved medical education (14) • Changes in practice organisation (11) • More support by GP (3) • Training offers for practice nurses (2)

* numbers in parentheses are the frequency of subjects, who said something to the respective category