Australian GP Perspectives on Digital COPD Referral Systems, 16 Interviews

16 semi-structured interviews with Australian general practitioners and practice managers explore barriers and enablers for digital referral platforms in COPD care. The dataset, 13.5 KB in size, was authored by Thenuja Jayasinghe and last updated on April 10, 2026. It presents thematic findings from a qualitative study conducted across five Australian states and territories.

Use Cases

• Identify technical barriers to digital referral adoption based on described themes of disrupted workflows and interoperability issues.
• Analyze communication gaps in referral systems based on themes of fragmented, one-way communication and poor feedback loops.
• Model potential enablers for system uptake based on described pragmatic features like auto-filled templates and waiting time tracking.
• Inform policy and design requirements based on participant aspirations for cross-sector interoperability and real-time messaging.

Strengths

• Data is derived from 16 participant interviews, providing direct practitioner perspectives.
• Study design includes participants from urban, regional, and rural settings across five Australian states and territories.
• Analysis followed a reflexive thematic approach with independent coding review by two researchers to enhance confirmability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 13.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Thenuja Jayasinghe.

Collection Method

Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews (30–45 minutes) conducted via Microsoft Teams, analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis.

Time Range

Temporal coverage of the study is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:40:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Data collected from participants in urban, regional, and rural settings across five Australian states and territories.