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Table 1 Checklist for identifying barriers to change and possible solutions*

From: Identifying barriers and tailoring interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections and sore throat: a pragmatic study using qualitative methods

Barriers to change [8]

Possible problems

Possible solutions

Practice environment

Financial disincentives

  

Organisational constraints

  

Perception of liability

  

Patient expectations

  

Prevailing opinion

Standards of practice

  

Opinion leaders

  

Medical training

  

Advocacy

  

Knowledge and attitudes

Clinical uncertainty

  

Sense of competence

  

Compulsion to act

  

Information overload

  
  1. *This checklist was used in small group discussions in workshops.