Australian General Practitioners' perspectives, experiences and use of non-drug interventions in primary care: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Non-drug interventions (NDIs) are underused in primary care, despite established effectiveness, safety, cost-benefit and guidelines. Existing research exploring barriers and enablers to NDI use primarily focuses on patients' perspectives, leaving general practitioners' (GPs') perspectives underexplored, despite their critical role in NDI delivery. The objective of this study is to explore Australian GPs' experiences and perspectives on the use of NDIs in primary care.

Design

An interview study informed by realist methodology. Transcripts were abductively analysed, with a sample analysed by two researchers, using the Theoretical Domains Framework, which allows identification of individual and contextual factors that influence behaviour, and discussed in team meeting

SUBMITTER: Davidson AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778305 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature