Table 4

Categories and codes for the key theme 'Role of CAM within healthcare system'

Categories
Codes

integration of CAM
• integration as continuum

• evidence as criterion for integration

• patient as criterion for integration

• role of CAM in ‚preventive medicine’
CAM in SHI
• CAM within the catalogue of benefits of SHI?

• insufficient remuneration for ‚time’/narrative-based medicine in the present healthcare system

• reduction of overall healthcare costs by CAM

• lack of linkage among existing offers
modernisation law (GMG 2004)
• negative consequences for physicians

• negative consequences for patients

• positive consequences
Individual Health Services (IHS)
• risks of IHS

• commercial role of GP endangers doctor-patient relationship

• transparent communication about IHS

• advantages of IHS
'Heilpraktiker'
see Figure 1and Figure 2for codes

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