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March 1, 2004Journal of Public Health

Influences on general practitioners' use of pre-hospital thrombolysis: a qualitative study

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Population

21 general practitioners (GPs) in Grampian (10 rural; 11 urban)

Design

Other

Authors

PWPauline WilliamsNational Patient Safety FoundationCBChristine BondUniversity of AberdeenPHPhilip C HannafordUniversity of Aberdeen

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Implication

Practical barriers may constrain GP-led pre-hospital thrombolysis; leaves open whether targeted support enables wider adoption.

Structured PICO

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Population
21 general practitioners (GPs) in Grampian (10 rural; 11 urban)
I
Intervention
Provision of pre-hospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction
O
Outcome
Factors influencing general practitioners' decisions to provide pre-hospital thrombolysis

Practical barriers and perceptions of control significantly influence general practitioners' willingness to provide pre-hospital thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction.

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Williams et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89448fb4e829b19bd43d62https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdh108
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