Qualitative Evaluation of a Clinical Decision-Support Tool for Improving Anticoagulation Control in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Clinical decision-support systems are computer-based tools to improve healthcare decision-making. However, their effectiveness depends on being positively perceived and well understood by healthcare professionals. Qualitative research is particularly valuable for exploring related behaviors and attitudes. This study aims to explore experiences of family physicians and nurses concerning the visualization, utility and understanding of the non-valvular atrial fibrillation clinical decision-support system (CDS-NVAF) tool in primary care in Catalonia, Spain. Methods: We performed a qualitative study, taking a pragmatic utilitarian approach, comprising focus groups with healthcare professionals from primary care centers in the intervention arm of the CDS-NVAF tool rando

SUBMITTER: Dalmau Llorca MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12840853 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature