'I can't understand why others don't screen more': a qualitative study exploring why Australian general practitioners screen for primary aldosteronism

Abstract

Objective We sought to understand the factors that influence a general practitioner's (GP's) experience of screening for primary aldosteronism (PA) in hypertensive patients. Design A qualitative study, framed by phenomenology, using semistructured interviews that were audiorecorded, transcribed verbatim, entered into NVivo V.12.0 for coding and analysed for emerging themes. Setting Melbourne, Australia. Participants Eligible GPs had received education on PA as part of a previous study. We recruited a purposive sample of 16 GPs (6 females, 10 males) who varied in practice location, clinical experience and the number of patients screened for PA. Results Although GPs had been educated about PA,..