| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 |
| - individual perception of the disease -difficult to adhere to treatment - childhood experiences - seeing the doctor | - religious influence on perception of the disease - adherence to treatment - doctor-patient relationship | - containment in daily life - feeling diseased by experience of new symptoms - blame - does not want to see the doctor | - change in illness perception because of serious disease - the need for being in control - adverse coping strategy - anxiety | - from healthy to heart patient - the need for being in control - feeling of powerlessness - no recognition of the family history - seeing the doctor | - being of old age -being reminded of the disease |