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Table 5 Barriers to lifestyle counseling in diabetes care at the practice level

From: Primary care nurses struggle with lifestyle counseling in diabetes care: a qualitative analysis

Categories

Organization of care processes, staff,

and capacities

Resources

Structures

Subcategories

1. Lack of time

2. Poor cooperation between practice

nurse and other health providers

1. Local exercise map missing

1. Insufficient information material

2. The stop-smoking protocol

is inadequate