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. 2020 Dec 23;15(12):e0244193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244193

Table 2. Stakeholder reporting of facilitators, barriers, and solutions related to FH care.

Facilitators
Patient-level Clinician-level
• Great medical team
• Good understanding of FH
• Useful resources for FH
• Good knowledge of available treatments
• Good understanding of genetic results
• Clear diagnostic criteria for FH
Barriers
  • Patient-level

Clinician-level
Medical care-related • Changing guidelines
• Experiencing care gaps
• Nondisclosure of family history
• Lack of sufficient evidence to support some methods of identification or treatment
• Lack of awareness of FH
Medication-related • Lack of insurance coverage for treatments
• Lack of awareness of other treatments
• Reluctance to take other treatments
• Side effects experienced
• Difficulty convincing patients to adhere to prescribed medications
• Lack of awareness of other treatments
Life-related • Competing family demands
• Loss of job/health insurance
• Competing personal demands (e.g., other illnesses)
• Busy clinics (e.g., high patient volumes)
• Lack of a cohesive medical record
Suggested solutions
Patient-level Clinician-level
• Patient education about FH
• Childhood screening for FH
• Data availability to patient
• Doctors’ persistence in treatment recommendations
• Creation of a peer group
• Increased awareness of FH
• Health policy changes
• Clinician education about FH
• Clinician champions