Strategies for enhancing the initiation of cholesterol lowering medication among patients at high cardiovascular disease risk: a qualitative descriptive exploration of patient and general practitioners' perspectives on a facilitated relay intervention in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of our study was to explore the perspectives of patients and general practitioners (GPs) regarding interventions to increase initiation of cholesterol lowering medication (or statins), including a proposed laboratory-based facilitated relay intervention.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study using interviews and focus groups for data collection, and thematic analysis for data analysis.

Setting

Primary care providers and patients in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Participants

17 GPs with primarily community-based, non-academic practices with at least 1 year of practice experience participated in semistructured interviews. 14 patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease participated in focus groups.

Main outcome measures

Exploration of

SUBMITTER: Campbell DJT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7689086 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature