Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Pathway Uptake and Utilization Among Primary Care Providers in Saskatchewan - A Qualitative Study.

Autor:	Groot G; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. gary.groot@usask.ca., Ollegasagrem S; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Khakpour M; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Panahi A; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Goodridge D; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Lloyd J; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Kinsman L; University of Newcastle, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Callaghan, NSW, Australia. email@email.com., Rotter T; Queen's University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kingston, ON, Canada. email@email.com., Tymchak Z; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com., Carr T; University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. email@email.com.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale [Clin Invest Med] 2022 Jun 26; Vol. 45 (2), pp. E1-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 26.
DOI:	10.25011/cim.v45i2.38450
Abstrakt:	Purpose: Clinical Pathways (CPWs) are multidisciplinary, evidence-based, complex interventions designed to standardize patient care. In Saskatchewan, development, implementation and evaluation of the seven provincial CPWs (Hip & Knee, Spine, Pelvic Floor, Prostate Assessment, Fertility Care, Lower Extremity Wound Care and Acute Stroke) present significant challenges, leading to low utilization. This study aimed to identify facilitators and barriers to CPW utilization by Saskatchewan family physicians. Methods: To identify the facilitators and barriers to CPWs, a qualitative interpretive approach consisted of eight one-on-one key informant interviews and five focus groups held with 30 family physicians in two larger urban and two smaller Saskatchewan cities. Inductive, thematic analysis of the interviews based on the Theoretical Domain Framework for behavioral changes was used to identify facilitators and barriers to CPW uptake and utilization. Results: Fifty-one themes were mapped under 14 Theoretical Domain Framework domains. Major barriers included the following: system-level (knowledge and communication, social/professional identity, family physician engagement and education); objective clarification (goals, belief about consequences of implementing CPW); and technical and resource related (administrative, access to local specialists, enforcement and incentives). The most prominent barrier was lack of systematic CPW promotion and inconsistencies in communication between the following: organization-to-practitioner; organization-to-organization; and practitioner-to-practitioner. Facilitators who mitigated barriers were need for optimized and integrated information technology services (i.e., Electronic Medical Records) and optimism towards CPW usage and patient outcomes. Conclusions: This exploratory study identified specific improvements and recommendations required to promote uptake of CPWs based on perceived facilitators and barriers.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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