Table 4 Barriers regarding routine HRQoL assessment according to GPs (n = 17).
Category* | Example | Frequency** |
|---|---|---|
Lack of practice or routine | „There was a lack of routine or discipline – always to think about it" | 13 |
Lack of time or resources | "We have only one practice assistant and little free time" | 13 |
Unfamiliar graphics | „The results have to be intuitively interpretable at a glance so there is no need for the GP to explain it to the patient" | 7 |
Acute reasons for consultation | „I didn't do it if there was another reason for the consultation, e.g. athlete's foot." | 6 |
Technical problems | "There were sometimes problems concerning the wireless LAN" | 6 |
Undefined consequences | „I didn't know what I should do with the results" | 3 |
Difficulties in understanding (elderly/foreign patients) | "Foreign patients think that they don't understand it" | 3 |