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Table 1 Individual practice screening data and links to refined program theory

From: Uptake of a primary care atrial fibrillation screening program (AF-SMART): a realist evaluation of implementation in metropolitan and rural general practice

Site

Eligible patients screened (%)

Eligible patients screened (n)

Link to CMO configuration

Practice A (rural)

51%

611

- senior GP champions

- nurse leadership

- internal competition

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice B (rural)

48%

473

- senior GP champion

- nurse-led, teamwork

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice C (rural)

43%

582

- senior GP champion

- nurse leadership

- internal competition between nurses

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice D (rural)

42%

696

- nurses screening intensively during flu vaccination clinic

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice E (metro)

33%

231

- senior GP champion

- nurses screened intensively during GP-led flu vaccination clinic

Practice G (rural)

28%

445

- senior GP champion

- internal competition between nurses

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice F (metro)

27%

322

- senior GP champion screening opportunistically

Practice H (rural)

19%

125

- GP and nurses screening

- very small practice

- detailed QI reporting & improved prompt

Practice I (metro)

19%

690

- senior GP champion

- very large practice

- dedicated preventive care nurses screening

Practice J (metro)

19%

263

- GP champion, nurse also screening opportunistically

Practice K (metro)

16%

120

- several GPs screening less intensively over longer period

Practice L (rural)

15%

69

- very small nursing team

- detailed QI reporting/improved prompt

Practice M (rural)

9%

102

- only 1 GP screening within medium-size practice

Practice N (metro)

6%

59

- mainly single practice nurse screening

Practice O (metro)

5%

66

- nurses screening opportunistically over longer period

Practice P (metro)

4%

55

- mainly 1 GP screening within large practice

TOTAL SCREENED

 

1806 (metro)

3103 (rural)

4909 (combined)

 
  1. CMO context, mechanism, outcome, Metro metropolitan, GP general practitioner, QI quality improvement