Drivers of low-value diagnostic tests in emergency medicine practice: a qualitative descriptive study

An interconnected web of systemic and individual drivers is influencing emergency doctors' behaviour to perform low-value tests. De-implementation of low-value tests will require behavioural change through contemporaneous navigation of multilevel drivers. Behavioural change theories like the Theoretical Domains Framework provide a robust framework to navigate change in collaboration with multidisciplinary clinicians and community. Evidence-based, theory-informed, co-designed interventions are needed to address the drivers of low-value tests.