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Table 3 Patient Types and social problems, reported by GPs

From: Interprofessional collaboration to support patients with social problems in general practice—a qualitative focus group study

Young adults (16–26 years)

Single mothers, mothers with many children

Adults in complex problem situations

Older patients

Entrepreneurs (e.g., fruit farmers)

Patients with drug-related harms

– Self-worth problem,

– Puberty,

– Lack of perspective,

– Absence from school or training place

– Childcare and parenting issues,

– Separation/ divorce,

– Too small apartment,

– Financial problems,

– Violence in the family

– Loss of jobs,

– Mobbing at the workplace,

– Re-integration into the job,

– Fear of financial difficulties/poverty,

– Loss of apartment,

– Care of children and elderly people,

– Domestic violence,

– Divorce

– Loneliness,

– Lack of education,

– Lack of independence

– Poverty,

– Depression in old age,

– Moving into a nursing home

– Bankruptcy,

– Threatened self-employment,

– Fear of financial difficulties,

– Domestic violence

– Social psychiatric problems,

– Homelessness,

– Workplace issues,

– Poverty