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Table 1 List of themes, categories, and codes

From: Barrier analysis for continuity of palliative care from health facility to household among adult cancer patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Themes

Categories/codes

Availability

• Resource

o Turnover of staff

o Trained personnel

o Workload

o Medications (pain relief)

o Equipment

Accessibility

• Physical access

o Distance from and to a health facility

o Cost of service

o Infrastructure

o Waiting time

Acceptability

• Willingness to use

o Conventional medicine

o BUY-in from Hospitals

o Culture

Contact

• Continuity of care

o Policy

o Insufficient discussion time with healthcare professionals

o Lack of connectors

o Service confined to limited facility

Effectiveness

• Quality and effectiveness of service

o Focusing on Physical symptom

o Focusing on treatment

o Not involving family