Why the study?
Patients with severe mental illness or taking antipsychotics face increased cardiovascular risk, but their uptake in primary care cardiovascular risk management programmes remains low.
What are the barriers and facilitators for general practitioners in managing cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness or taking antipsychotics?
Population
13 Dutch GPs
Design
Qualitative study using individual semi-structured interviews
Authors
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Barriers to CVR management in SMI merit GP attention; leaves open whether addressing them improves outcomes.
What are the barriers and facilitators for general practitioners in managing cardiovascular risk in patients with severe mental illness or taking antipsychotics?
This qualitative study identifies key barriers and facilitators for GPs in providing cardiovascular risk management to patients with severe mental illness, highlighting the need for better guidelines, communication, and support.
Jakobs et al. (2022) studied this question.
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