Trust in the early chain of healthcare: lifeworld hermeneutics from the patient’s perspective

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Table I. Themes and main interpretation.

Themes	Main interpretation
Perceiving professional experience and healthcare competence	Trust in the early chain of healthcare does not automatically involve medical care. However, attention to the patient’s lifeworld in a professional caring relationship enables the patient to trust the caregiver and the healthcare environment
Acquiring information and being allowed to communicate one’s problems
Meeting a welcoming and inviting healthcare atmosphere and environment
Observing and recognizing fair healthcare
Understanding one’s own responsibility