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Table 1 Major themes and Subthemes Summarizing Clinician Views on Guidelines in Older adults

From: Examining primary care physician rationale for not following geriatric choosing wisely recommendations

Theme 1: Clinicians Have Heard About Guidelines for Older Adults

Subthemes:

Awareness that Guidelines Exist

Knowledge of guidelines

Theme 2: Reliance on Patient Preference

Theme 3: Improper Weighting of Potential Benefits and Harms

Subthemes:

Overestimation of benefits

Underestimation of harms

Theme 4: Resistance to change

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BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

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