Table 2.

Results of the qualitative validation of the relevance of the interventions program (Step 5).

Theme	Comments
1. Interprofessional clinical protocol
Case-management nurse	All primary care nurses should do cardiovascular disease case management
	Motivational interviewing is relevant to nurse-led cardiovascular disease case management
	Evaluation of the family support is relevant to cardiovascular disease case management
Pharmacist	The in-clinic pharmacist should be included in the program
2. Enhanced access to other health professionals
Clinical judgment	The clinical judgment of the case-management nurse plays an important role in orienting patient towards relevant and useful resources
Lists of health resources	Lists of public and private resources could be used to better coordinate the existing resources in the region
3. Collective prescriptions
Feasibility	Training may be needed to apply collective prescriptions
4. Patient health booklet
Communication	The health booklet facilitates communicating with the patient and between clinicians
Patient and family needs	Patients and family need the nurse’s help to fill it in
5. Motivational interviewing
Motivational section in the health booklet	The health booklet may facilitate changing attitudes and creating awareness regarding the adoption of healthy lifestyle
	The health booklet enables priority setting in collaboration with patient respecting his or her objectives
Role of the patient	Patient engagement in treatment as described in the program is realist, as far as patient limits and priorities are taken in consideration, including patient’s motivation
6. Directory of community and health resources
Awareness	The respondent was unaware of the existing computerized directory of resources
Relevance	The computerized directory of resources could be useful to the case-management nurse
Role of the administrative support staff	The clinic staff may provide information on health resources and the patient should take the responsibility to schedule appointment