Perceived determinants of cardiovascular risk management in primary care: disconnections between patient behaviours, practice organisation and healthcare system

Conclusions: Perceived determinants of cardiovascular risk management were mainly related to patient behaviors and (but only for health professionals) to the healthcare system. Though health care professionals and patients agree upon the importance of patients’ knowledge and self-management, their judgment of the current state of knowledge and self-management is entirely different.
Source: BMC Family Practice - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research