Table 2 Summary of all primary and sub-themes extracted from the interviews

Community nurses’ inadequate self-preparation for providing HBHPC

(i) Community nurses’ low job motivation toward providing HBHPC

(ii) Community nurses’ inadequate professional ability to provide HBHPC

Patients and their families’ non-cooperation in HBHPC

(i) Patients and their families’ behaviors of poor adherence to HBHPC

(ii) Patients and their families’ unaccepting attitudes toward HBHPC

Community health service career disadvantages

(i) Lack of career development opportunities

(ii) Inadequate benefits