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Summary of themes and subthemes
| Themes | Subthemes |
| Individual level | Initial lack of knowledge: ‘Am I in a high-risk group?’ |
| New routines and changes in individual health | |
| ‘Everyone else was in the same situation as me, for a while’ | |
| System level | Concern for a backlog of unmet healthcare needs |
| Patient involvement: a supplemental activity and first to be cut | |
| Increased networking among patients |
