Table 1.

Three types of views

Dimension	(A) ‘maneuvering along competence limits’	(B) ‘Herculean task’	(C) ‘cooperation and networking’
(1) GPs' perception of their own role	Solitary medicine expert	Companion through life	Cross-linked medicine expert
(2) GPs' definition of their professional domain	Narrow, fragmented	Wide, holistic	Wide, holistic
(3) GPs' action patterns in primary care for older people with complex health problems	Physician-centered (restricted)	Physician-centered (expansive)	Cooperative, cross-linking