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Table 3 Organizational and structural barriers and facilitators to CDM development by group of participants

From: Chronic disease management: a qualitative study investigating the barriers, facilitators and incentives perceived by Swiss healthcare stakeholders

  

Patients

Physicians

Nursing staff

Pharmacists

Health insurers

DPH

Companies proposing CDM prog.

Barriers

Fear of data transparency

  

x

  

x

 

Lack of statistics on chronic disease patients

 

x

   

x

 

Facilitators

Development of CDM on the basis of existing structure

x

x

x

  

x

 

Independent management of CDM by health care professionals

  

x

    

Clear stages and functioning of CDM

 

x

x

  

x

 

Positive attitude to CDM

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Comprehensive care with CDM

 

x

x

 

x

 

x

Improved coordination between hospital and ambulatory care

 

x

  

x

x

 

Setting of tools and use of guidelines within CDM

x

x

  

x

x

x