Table 1 Barriers to using diabetes interventions in general practice identified in the literature.
From: Effectiveness of IT-based diabetes management interventions: a review of the literature
Intervention | Barrier |
|---|---|
Care plans | Time constraints |
| Â | Amount of documentation required to claim *EPC items |
| Â | Inconsistency between chronic disease care and acute care-oriented systems |
| Â | Conflicting patient and +GP care goals |
| Â | Inadequate knowledge about available #AH services |
| Â | Inadequate training to work within interdisciplinary teams |
|  | Difficulty communicating with other °HPs |
| Â | Long waiting lists |
| Â | No practice nurses employed within the practice |
Electronic templates | Time constraints |
| Â | Unsure of process |
| Â | Perception that the items were too business-focused |
α IT-based diabetes interventions | Concerns about confidentiality |
| Â | Staff shortages |
| Â | Time constraints |
| Â | Inadequate training |
| Â | Anxiety about change |