Table 3 Main categories identified in the interview analyses
How do the health care professionals support carers? | |
 1 | Dependent on profession, role, and context |
 2 | Personal relationship |
 3 | Personal skills and competence |
 4 | Adjusted to the stage of the disease |
How do health care professionals assess carers’ needs? | |
 5 | Informal assessment of carers’ needs |
What hampers health care professionals’ carer support? | |
 6 | Lack of education |
 7 | Lack systems for consultations |
 8 | Lack of systems for documentation |
 9 | Lack of systems for involving GPs |
 10 | Lack of systematic spiritual care |