Study protocol for a matter of heart: a qualitative study of patient factors driving overuse of cardiac catheterisation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Overuse of cardiac catheterisation (CC) for stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is documented in Germany and other regions, although percutaneous coronary interventions do not provide a benefit over medical therapy for stable patients. Various studies investigated health system, physician and patient factors driving non-adherence to guidelines which recommend a stepwise approach with invasive procedures only in case of signs of ischaemia in non-invasive testing. In a larger-scale project, we aim to better understand the patients' perspective in order to develop an intervention that enhances patient's acceptance of this stepwise diagnostic approach for stable CAD. As a first step, this qualitative study aims to identify patient factors that prevent and promote the desc

SUBMITTER: Herwig A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588965 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature