41 general practitioners in Lorraine, France participated in six focus groups between October 2016 and February 2017. The qualitative study, conducted by Jean-Marc Boivin, explored facilitators and barriers to implementing home blood pressure monitoring in daily practice. Thematic analysis was performed on transcribed discussions.
Use Cases
- Analyze barriers to medical technology adoption based on GP-reported lack of time and resources
- Study generational differences in clinical practice based on mentions of aging versus young GPs
- Model factors influencing therapeutic inertia based on GP perceptions of patient observance
- Investigate the impact of multidisciplinary care settings based on mentions of health centers
Strengths
- 41 participants provide a substantive sample for qualitative analysis
- Six focus groups conducted over a defined period from October 2016 to February 2017
- Variability in GP age, gender, and practice type was considered during recruitment
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Lorraine region of France
Provenance
- Source
- Jean-Marc Boivin via QDR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Qualitative study comprising six focus groups, recorded and fully transcribed
- Time Range
- October 2016 to February 2017
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-04 07:14:20; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Lorraine, North Eastern France