Exploring the perspectives of clinical professionals and support staff on implementing supported self-management for asthma in UK general practice: an IMP²ART qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Despite an overwhelming evidence base, supported self-management of asthma is poorly implemented into routine practice. Strategies for implementation must address organisational routines, as well as provide resources for patients and training to improve professionals' skills. We aimed to explore the priority that primary care practices attach to asthma self-management, to describe their existing asthma management routines, and to generate innovative implementation strategies. We recruited 33 participants (23 general practitioners; seven nurses; three administrative staff) from 14 general practices. The 12 interviews and three focus groups were transcribed, coded and analysed thematically. Supported self-management was largely a nurse-led task within clinic-based annual reviews. Barriers in

SUBMITTER: Morrow S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5515882 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature