“Patients would probably be more compliant to therapy if encouraged by those around them”: a qualitative study exploring primary care physicians’ perceptions on barriers to CVD risk management

Table 2 Themes and sub-themes identified from interview

Themes	Subthemes
Perceived barriers to CVD risk management	Physician-related factors
	Patient-related factors
	Health system-related factors
Strategies to overcome these barriers	Patient expectation and outcome
	Physicians encouragement and support
	Resources
	Laws, legislations and policies
	Ongoing evidence – based medicine

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