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Table 5 Themes and sub-themes of the focus group

From: Reasons behind non-adherence of healthcare practitioners to pediatric asthma guidelines in an emergency department in Saudi Arabia

Main themes

Sub-themes

Factors related to the PAMP

· Lack of clear development and dissemination plan of the protocol

 

· Lack of implementation strategy

 

· Lack of recommendations suitable for the characteristics of some patients seen in PED

Factors related to healthcare providers

· Language barrier between nurses and parents.

 

· Lack of awareness of the protocol

 

· Lack of familiarity with the recommendation of the protocol.

 

· Disagreement with recommendation

Factors related to the organization

· Staff and bed shortage

 

· Deficient outpatient referral system

 

· Availability and cost of certain devices

  1. PAMP = Pediatric Asthma Management Protocol. PED = Pediatric Emergency Department.