Table 4.

Factors Affecting Family Caregivers’ Support of Patient Self-Management.

Category	Subcategory	Codes
Personal Characteristics	Caregiver	• Knowledge of treatment options (Wingham et al., 2015)
	Patient	• Patient empowerment and engagement in self-management (Lo et al., 2016)
Health Status	Caregiver	• Caregiver health and coping (Gysels & Higginson, 2009; Martinez-Marcos & De la Cuesta-Benjumea, 2014; Mason et al., 2016)
	Patient	• Patient health and coping (Cameron et al., 2015; Lo et al., 2016; Rolley et al., 2011; Williams et al., 2013)
Resources	Financial	• Socioeconomic status (Lockie et al., 2010; Morales-Asencio et al., 2014)
		• Access to assistive devices (Gysels & Higginson, 2009)
Environmental Characteristics	Home Community	• Quality of family relationships (Cameron et al., 2015; Williams et al., 2013)
		• Public awareness of health condition (Lo et al., 2016; Perzynski et al., 2017)
		• Stigma (Gysels & Higginson, 2009; Pappa et al., 2017; Perzynski et al., 2017)
		• Community characteristics and support (Pappa et al., 2017; Perzynski et al., 2017; Retrum et al., 2013; Williams et al., 2013)
Health Care System	Access	• Access to care (Cameron et al., 2015; Lo et al., 2016; Mason et al., 2016; Morales-Asencio et al., 2014; Perzynski et al., 2017)
	Navigating system/Continuity of care	• Coordination/consistency of health care professionals (Lilly et al., 2011; Lo et al., 2016; Mason et al., 2016; Morales-Asencio et al., 2014; Wingham et al., 2015)
	Relationship with provider	• Quality of communication with health care professionals (Lo et al., 2016; Keesing & Rosenwax, 2011; Wingham et al., 2015)