Table 6—

Core category: perceived sources of support for self-management of bronchiectasis

Health service resources subcategoriesInformation and guidance on the disease, accessibility to healthcare, medical reviews, familiar healthcare practitioner, experience of benefits of treatments, health service policies, government initiatives, accessibility to leisure facilities, home help, support groups
Family sources subcategoriesRole within family, practical help from family, advice from family
Information sources subcategoriesMedical literature, Internet, newspapers
Self subcategoryIntuition