GPs’ Perceptions of Cardiovascular Risk and Views on Patient Compliance: A Qualitative Interview Study

Table 2

Interview guide, probing questions.

Main topics	Probing questions
Management of dyslipidaemia and taking blood lipids	Please tell me about the latest patient you started on lipid-lowering treatment here in the clinic
Risk communication	(i) What is most important to you when you talk to a patient about cardiovascular risk?; (ii) How do you use risk assessment tools?
Pharmacological prevention	How much importance do you attach to treatment with lipid-lowering drugs?
Personal experiences with cardiovascular risk	(i) Do you know your own cholesterol level?; (ii) How do you manage your own cardiovascular risk?