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Table 2 Domains and variables identified in the study

From: Communication and information needs about complementary and alternative medicine: a qualitative study of parents of children with cancer

Domains identified

Domains

Variables

Variables identified

Before the analytic process

Domain I

Advice from laypeople about CAM

Parents contacted by:

 • CAM provider

 • Media

 • Friends/family

Before the analytic process started

Before the analytic process

Domain II

Communication with conventional health care providers about CAM

 • Needs that were met

 • Unmet needs

During the analytic process

Before the analytic process

Domain III

Parents information about CAM

 • Preferred information sources

 • Preferred type of information

During the analytic process