Barriers and facilitators to medication adherence: a qualitative study with general practitioners.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) manage the drug therapies of people with chronic diseases, and poor adherence to medication remains a major challenge. OBJECTIVE:This qualitative study examined GPs' insights into non-adherence and ways of overcoming this problem. METHODS:We ran four focus groups comprising 16 GPs at the Kirkkonummi Health Centre (Southern Finland). Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim and analysed by inductive content analysis. MAIN RESULTS:The two main themes in the discussions with the GPs were non-adherence in the care of chronic disease and increased need for medicine information. The medication management challenges identified were related to: patient-specific factors, the healthcare system, characteristics of drug therapies and the function and role

SUBMITTER: Kvarnstrom K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5786122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature