Regional implementation of atrial fibrillation screening: benefits and pitfalls.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite general awareness that screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) could reduce health hazards, large-scale implementation is lagging behind technological developments. As the successful implementation of a screening programme remains challenging, this study aims to identify facilitating and inhibiting factors from healthcare providers' perspectives.

Methods and results

A mixed-methods approach was used to gather data among practice nurses in primary care in the southern region of the Netherlands to evaluate the implementation of an ongoing single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)-based AF screening programme. Potential facilitating and inhibiting factors were evaluated using online questionnaires (N = 74/75%) and 14 (of 24) semi-structured in-depth interviews (58.3%). Al

SUBMITTER: Theunissen LJHJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9779812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature