Box 3.
Barriers and facilitators identified in the data, linked to the TICD checklist
| TICD domain headings with relevant determinants of practice | Barriers to implementation identified in the data mapped on to the TICD checklist | Facilitators of implementation identified in the data mapped on to the TICD checklist |
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| Guideline factors | ||
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Lack of certainty that benefits outweigh harms Perceived lack of easy access to resources at point of care |
Accessible evidence-based guidelines |
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| Individual health professional factors | ||
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Lack of expertise communicating risk assessment results Lack of consensus on approach to education Reluctance to reduce screening frequency for common cancers/potential fidelity Fear of missing a cancer Lack of time for risk-tailored patient discussions |
Professional education: communicating risk assessment results GP expertise with screening programmes/risk factors Perceived benefit of reduced screening frequency where screening tests are invasive |
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| Patient factors | ||
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Patient resistance to screening advice Concern about patient anxiety related to high-risk results Patient response/confusion from changes in screening advice |
Professional education — communicating risk assessment results Targeted public messages |
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| Incentives and resources | ||
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Lack of time for education/to become an evidence-based provider | Evidence-based guidelines and risk calculators |
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| Capacity for organisational change | ||
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Lack of perceived priority to change practice | |
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| Social, political and legal factors | ||
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Reluctance for change if cost-effectiveness is the only reason for change | Potentially cost-effective |
TICD = Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases.