What motivates general practitioners to change practice behaviour? A qualitative study of audit and feedback group sessions in Dutch general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Adopting an attributional perspective, the current article investigates how audit and feedback group sessions contribute to general practitioners' (GPs) motivation to change their practice behaviour to improve care. We focus on the contributions of the audit and feedback itself (content) and the group discussion (process).

Methods

Four focus groups, comprising a total of 39 participating Dutch GPs, discussed and compared audit and feedback of their practices. The focus groups were analysed thematically.

Results

Audit and feedback contributed to GPs' motivation to change in two ways: by raising awareness about aspects of their current care practice and by providing indications of the possible impact of change. For these contributions to play out, the audit a

SUBMITTER: van Braak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549704 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature