Table 3.

Positive Themes and Subthemes With Corresponding Participant Quotations and Number of Times Referenced in Focus Group Transcripts (n = 10).

Theme	Subtheme	Example quotation	References (%)
Quality of care	Good communication	AU102402: “It's amazing. When my blood pressure is a little high, I text a picture of the log and send it in.”	29 (20.0%)
Access to care	Good access to medications	AU102402: “You don’t have to go anywhere else to get your meds; you can get them right here. Nothing could beat the convenience of that.”	9 (6.2%)
Affordability	Affordability of medications	JU102704: “When you get your medication, he's like all right, you’re good to go…and you’re like, “do I have to pay anything?” and nope you’re good.”	4 (2.8%)
	Affordability of membership fee	AU102402: “From how [the DPC clinician] has it set up, it is affordable – to see your physician as many times as you want to and anytime.”	11 (7.6%)
Physician qualities	Autonomy	JU012703: “Physicians making decisions about prescriptions and things as opposed to an insurance company.”	1 (0.7%)
	Personability	JU102704: “When he was explaining the DPC model, he seemed very passionate about it. And he cared about his patients. That's everything you want in a doctor. He's smart, charismatic, empathetic.”	20 (13.8%)
	Autonomy	JU012703: “Physicians making decisions about prescriptions and things as opposed to an insurance company.”	1 (0.7%)
	Unconventional approaches	JU102702: “He's not afraid to talk about the herbal approach; he's not afraid to talk about different approaches that may be outside the medical practice.”	3 (2.1%)
Reasons for choosing DPC	Poor past healthcare experiences	JU102702: “With [the DPC clinician] you may get to see him within two or three days. But with a normal doctor, sometimes you can’t get in for months.”	27 (18.6%)
	Inability to afford insurance	AU102402: “Before [the DPC clinician], I was still on the Obamacare and my insurance went up by 300%. It was crazy.”	11 (7.6%)