Table 3 Summary of main thematic areas and developed subthemes of factors affecting the uptake of new medicines
From: Barriers and facilitators to the uptake of new medicines into clinical practice: a systematic review
Thematic area | Subthemes |
|---|---|
Patient-level factors | Demographic characteristics |
Socioeconomic status | |
Health status | |
Patient engagement with treatment | |
Prescriber factors | Socio-demographic characteristics |
Scope of expertise | |
Knowledge and prescribing habits | |
Medicine-level factors | Efficacy |
Safety profile | |
Cost | |
Therapeutic innovation | |
Medicine administrative burden | |
Organizational-level factors | Ownership status |
Teaching status | |
Size | |
Location | |
Available services and resources | |
Staff composition | |
Care co-ordination and quality | |
External environment-level factors | Pharmaceutical detailing |
Reimbursement conditions and formulary status | |
Peer influence (internal and external) | |
Guidelines | |
Other information sources | |
Organization affiliations |