Family Doctors Seen through the Eyes of Specialists: A Qualitative Study

Table 3

Social aspects.

Main category	Subcategory
Public reputation	(i) First and continuing contact point for patients
	(ii) Change of the structures (e.g., joint practices)
	(iii) Influence by political activities
	(iv) Influence by the media
Change of patient expectation	(i) Medical information via internet
	(ii) Common desire for technical diagnostics
	(iii) In the cities availability of many specialists
	(iv) Younger patients prefer direct access to specialists