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Table 2 Classification of narratives

From: Use of narrative medicine to identify key factors for effective doctor–patient relationships in severe asthma

 

Adult patients (N = 246)

Paediatric patients (N = 68)

Children/Adolescents

Caregivers

Relationships at the beginning

 Easy relationships

57%

64%

57%

 Difficult relationships

43%

36%

13%

Relationships at the end

 Easy relationships

57%

64%

57%

 Difficult relationships

9%

11%

13%

 Evolved relationships

34%

25%

30%

Bury’s classification

 Core narratives

57%

48%

 Moral narratives

6%

19%

 Contingent narratives

37%

33%