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  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Health Services Research
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Background:

  • Preventive care is crucial but often incompletely addressed by primary care providers (PCPs).
  • Understanding how PCPs prioritize preventive services during time-limited encounters is limited.
  • This study explores prioritization strategies for general and HIV testing preventive care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and compare prioritization methods used by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) PCPs for general preventive care.
  • To specifically examine how HIV testing is prioritized within these strategies.

Main Methods:

  • A qualitative study employing semistructured phone interviews with 31 PCPs at two urban VA facilities.
  • Interviews focused on common preventive services, decision-making in prioritization, and the role of clinical reminders (CRs).
  • Data were analyzed using iterative thematic analysis with NVivo 8 software.

Main Results:

  • PCPs primarily prioritized preventive care based on individual patient needs and clinical training, rather than solely relying on CRs.
  • HIV testing prioritization involved recognizing risk factors, CR prompts, and positive attitudes toward CR design.
  • A combination of strategies was often used for HIV testing prioritization.

Conclusions:

  • PCPs utilize diverse strategies for prioritizing preventive care, including but not limited to CRs.
  • Healthcare systems should promote a variety of prioritization approaches among PCPs.
  • Encouraging multiple strategies can enhance the delivery of recommended preventive services.