Primary care physicians and coronary heart disease prevention: a practice model.
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Abstract
Primary care physicians have an important role in coronary heart disease prevention. This paper discusses the results of a qualitative study conducted with Nova Scotian physicians to explore the following: physicians' expectations about their role in prevention; obstacles to providing preventive care; and, mechanisms by which preventive care occurs. The second part of the paper presents a practice model which is intended as a framework by which physicians may more effectively educate and counsel their patients about health issues, such as coronary heart disease.