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Lateral Flow Assay Market Size, Trends, and Strategic Insights 2026-2033

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@byrdnick.com Sep 7, 2026, 4:04 PM

One reason #antibiotics are overused is "diagnostic uncertainty".

An #rapidTesting can quickly increase certainty.

So @isilcoklar.bsky.social et al. have been talking to clinicians and patients to find ways to increase use of point-of-care, C-Reactive Protein #diagnostics

More: lnkd.in/p/e5uV4Yg5

Barriers & Facilitators to CRP POCT Use

10 Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) domains were identified from GP interviews, spanning all three COM-B components - Capability, Opportunity, Motivation.

Barriers
• Diagnostic uncertainty about CRP POCT validity
• Workload and time pressure in consultations
• Cost, calibration and space for the test
• Risk aversion and fear of litigation
• Patient pressure and low health literacy

Facilitators
• Greater diagnostic confidence and safety
• Structured tools: red-flag prompts, scoring
• Real-time CRP availability supports decisions
• Belief prudent prescribing benefits patients
• Peer-delivered education and prescribing feedback

Patient/Carer Perspectives (WP3)

Triangulation of results/How Patient/Carer Interview Findings Link to the Intervention Design

Component 1 - Blended Learning: A test result makes it easier for patients to accept a non-prescribing decision; has been described as "peace of mind"

Component 2 - Implementation & Audit: Pharmacy testing preferred for access and cost; views on who should deliver testing (GPs/ CPs/nurses) shape the delivery model and referral pathway

Component 3 - Patient Resources: Wide variation in AMR awareness; AMR rarely discussed in consultations; patients want accessible, plain-language materials

Cross-cutting - implementation & equity: State funding seen as essential; individual cost models risk excluding patients who can't afford to pay

Task Group Meeting: Finalising the Intervention

• Expert panel review - all three intervention components retained

• GP training: a short online module followed by a face-to-face CPD workshop with role-play, run as a CPD/CME-accredited* session at an existing ICP (Irish College of General Practitioners) conference if possible (not for the feasibility study)

• Workflow tools: the CRP device and consultation prompts add only 1-2 minutes per consultation; monthly feedback can be built as a Ql audit that counts toward GPs' mandatory professional development requirements

• Patient materials: plain-language resources building on existing HSE materials - the best-received component, seen as low-burden and supportive rather than adding to the consultation

* CPD=Continuous Professional Development, CME=Continuing Medical Education

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