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Li H, Zhang C, Li L, Liu T, Zhang L, Hao J, Sun J. Bibliometric and visualization analysis of risk management in the doctor-patient relationship: A systematic quantitative literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37807. [PMID: 38640335 PMCID: PMC11029958 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This paper analyzed the research on risk management in the doctor-patient relationship (DPR) based on a systematic quantitative literature review approach using bibliometric software. It aims to uncover potential information about current research and predict future research hotspots and trends. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant publications in the Scopus database and the Web of Science Core Collection database from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2023. We analyzed the data using CiteSpace 6.2.R2 and VOSviewer 1.6.19 software to examine the annual number of publications, countries/regions, journals, citations, authors, and keywords in the field. RESULTS A total of 553 articles and reviews that met the criteria were included in this study. There is an overall upward trend in the number of publications issued; in terms of countries/regions, the United States and the United Kingdom are the largest contributors; Patient Education and Counseling is the most productive journal (17); Physician communication and patient adherence to treatment: a meta-analysis is the most cited article (1637); the field has not yet to form a stable and obvious core team; the analysis of high-frequency keywords revealed four main research directions: the causes of DPR risks, coping strategies, measurement tools, and research related to people prone to doctor-patient risk characteristics; the causes of DPR risks, coping strategies, measurement tools, and research related to people prone to doctor-patient risk characteristics; the keyword burst analysis revealed several shifts in the research hotspots for risk management in the DPR, suggesting that chronic disease management, is a future research direction for the continued development of risk management in the DPR. CONCLUSIONS The visualization analysis of risk management literature in the DPR using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software provides insights into the current research status and highlights future research directions.
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- Hui Li
- Health Management College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Health Management College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Health Management College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- School of Marxism, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Health Management College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Clinical Medical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
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Hersch D, Klemenhagen K, Adam P. Measuring continuity in primary care: how it is done and why it matters. Fam Pract 2024; 41:60-64. [PMID: 38160391 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmad122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Continuity of care (COC) is a foundational element of primary care and is associated with improved patient satisfaction and health outcomes and decreased total cost of care. The patient-physician relationship is highly valued by both parties and is often the reason providers choose to specialize in primary care. In some settings, such as outpatient residency clinics, however, patients may only see their primary care provider (PCP) 50% or less of the time. Considering the many benefits of COC for patients and providers, there is a clear need for us in primary care to understand how to compare different COC measures across studies and how to choose the best COC measure when conducting quality improvement efforts. However, at least 32 different measures have been used to evaluate COC. The manifold variations for measuring COC arise from data source restrictions, purpose (research or clinical use), perspective (patient or provider), and patient visit frequency/type. Key factors distinguishing common COC formulas are data source (e.g. claims data or electronic medical records), and whether a PCP is identifiable. There is no "right" formula, so understanding the nuances of COC measurement is essential for primary care research and clinical quality improvement. While the full complexity of COC cannot be captured by formulas and indices, they provide an important measure of how consistently patients are interacting with the same provider.
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- Derek Hersch
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Li H, Li T, Fan Y, Zheng B, Zhao Y. A survey on the willingness of outpatients to participate in fundus examination procedures conducted by ophthalmology training residents in China: A cross-sectional study. Health Sci Rep 2024; 7:e1870. [PMID: 38357492 PMCID: PMC10864684 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Background and Aims The National Standardized Training for Resident Doctors (STRD) in mainland China encounters many challenges in its implementation. To investigate whether outpatients are willing to undergo indirect ophthalmoscopy examination conducted by ophthalmology residents in the ophthalmology STRD program in China. Methods This study conducted a cross-sectional survey at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between September 2021 and September 2023. A cohort of 300 initial outpatients requiring indirect ophthalmoscopy examinations were enlisted from the outpatient department. Based on whether the patients are willing to undergo an indirect ophthalmoscopy examination by resident doctors, patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (willing) and Group 2 (unwilling), and their questionnaire responses were comparatively analyzed. Results A total of 261/300 (87%) valid questionnaires were returned in the survey, which included 149 males and 112 females. No notable gender difference (p = 0.400) or disparity in medical expense categories (p = 0.786) was observed between the two groups. However, variables such as outpatient marital status (p = 0.002), the presence of training faculty during fundus examinations with residents and outpatients (p < 0.001), the demeanor of training residents toward patients (p < 0.001), and the quality of doctor-patient communication (p < 0.001) significantly varied between the groups. Conclusion The level of outpatients' cooperation with ophthalmology residents during fundus examinations in the Chinese ophthalmology STRD program was observed to be low. Enhancing the presence of training faculty during examinations and enhancing the communication skills of training residents could significantly improve this situation.
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- Haidong Li
- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Eye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhouChina
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Eye Hospital, School of MedicineNankai UniversityTianjinChina
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- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Eye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhouChina
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- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Eye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhouChina
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- National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Eye HospitalWenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhouChina
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Watson JC. Patient Expertise and Medical Authority: Epistemic Implications for the Provider-Patient Relationship. J Med Philos 2024; 49:58-71. [PMID: 37874696 DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhad045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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The provider-patient relationship is typically regarded as an expert-to-novice relationship, and with good reason. Providers have extensive education and experience that have developed in them the competence to treat conditions better and with fewer harms than anyone else. However, some researchers argue that many patients with long-term conditions (LTCs), such as arthritis and chronic pain, have become "experts" at managing their LTC. Unfortunately, there is no generally agreed-upon conception of "patient expertise" or what it implies for the provider-patient relationship. I review three prominent accounts of patient expertise and argue that all face serious objections. I contend, however, that a plausible account of patient expertise is available and that it provides a framework both for further empirical studies and for enhancing the provider-patient relationship.
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Tremblett M, Poon AYX, Aveyard P, Albury C. What advice do general practitioners give to people living with obesity to lose weight? A qualitative content analysis of recorded interactions. Fam Pract 2023; 40:789-795. [PMID: 36510443 PMCID: PMC10745272 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend general practitioners (GPs) take every opportunity to talk to people living with obesity about their weight, and evidence shows even very brief advice is associated with weight loss. However, little is known about what GPs say when giving brief behavioural advice, and if it reflects evidence-based recommendations for people living with obesity. To understand what behavioural advice GPs give, we categorized the content and delivery of GPs' advice during brief interventions. METHODS Qualitative content analysis was applied to 159 audio recordings of consultations from the Brief Interventions for Weight Loss (BWeL) trial, where GPs gave brief weight-loss advice to patients with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 (or ≥25 kg/m2 if Asian) in 137 UK surgeries. Similar content was grouped into descriptive clusters. RESULTS The results comprised 4 clusters, illuminating different aspects of the advice given: (i) Content of diet and physical activity advice, showing this was highly varied; (ii) Content of "implementation tips" given to support changes, e.g. using smaller plates; (iii) Content of signposting support, either towards further clinician support, or other resources, e.g. information booklets; (iv) Style of advice delivery, showing GPs rarely gave personalized advice, or reasons for their advice. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Weight-loss advice from GPs to patients with obesity rarely included effective methods, mostly communicating a general "eat less, do more" approach. Advice was mostly generic, and rarely tailored to patients' existing knowledge and behaviours. Effectiveness of brief weight-loss advice could be improved if GPs were given clearer guidance on evidence-based recommendations.
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- Madeleine Tremblett
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Darke AC. Can I Be Honest With My Neurologist? A Problem of Health Technology Assessment in Canada. Can J Neurol Sci 2023:1-3. [PMID: 37935449 DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2023.307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Felber SJ, Guffi T, Brem BG, Schmitz FM, Schnabel KP, Guttormsen Schär S, Eychmüller S, Zambrano SC. Talking about dying and death: Essentials of communicating about approaching death from the perspective of major stakeholders. Palliat Support Care 2023:1-10. [PMID: 37927127 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951523001621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Although caring for dying patients and their family caregivers (FC) is integral to patient care, training in communication about approaching death is almost inexistent in medical and nursing curricula. Consequently, many health professionals have insufficient knowledge about conducting these conversations. In order to gain a broader insight into essential aspects of this communication from different perspectives, we conducted focus groups with key stakeholders. METHODS Medical specialists, nurses, medical students, bereaved FC and patient representatives participated in five focus groups (n = 30). Following a focus group schedule, we elicited relevant aspects of communication about approaching death, associated emotions, and appropriate communication frameworks. We analyzed data thematically. RESULTS Four main themes were central to conversations about approaching death: (1) embracing care within medical expertise, (2) preparing the conversation while remaining open to the unexpected, (3) recognizing and reflecting on own emotions and reactions, and (4) establishing a meaningful connection with others. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS Communicating about approaching death with dying patients and their FC can be complex and challenging at a professional and personal level. With the recognition of the dying phase, a process is initiated for which health professionals need solid clinical knowledge about but also effective communication skills, constant self-reflection and self-care strategies. Comprehensive training and supervision while dealing with the challenges of communicating approaching death to dying patients and their FC are key, particularly for trainees, less experienced physicians and nurses. The essential components identified in this study can help health professionals to master these conversations.
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- Sibylle J Felber
- University Centre for Palliative Care, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Centre for Palliative Care, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Education (IML), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Education (IML), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Education (IML), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Centre for Palliative Care, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Tate A, Spencer KL. High-Stakes Treatment Negotiations Gone Awry: The Importance of Interactions for Understanding Treatment Advocacy and Patient Resistance. J Health Soc Behav 2023:221465231204354. [PMID: 37905523 PMCID: PMC11058117 DOI: 10.1177/00221465231204354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Doctors (and sociologists) have a long history of struggling to understand why patients seek medical help yet resist treatment recommendations. Explanations for resistance have pointed to macrostructural changes, such as the rise of the engaged patient or decline of physician authority. Rather than assuming that concepts such as resistance, authority, or engagement are exogenous phenomena transmitted via conversational conduits, we examine how they are dynamically co-constituted interactionally. Using conversation analysis to analyze a videotaped interaction of an oncology patient resisting the treatment recommendation even though she might die without treatment, we show how sustained resistance manifests in and through her doctor's actions. This paradox, in which the doctor can both recommend life-prolonging care and condition resistance to it, has broad relevance beyond cancer treatment; it also can help us to understand other doctor-patient decisional conflicts, for instance, medication nonadherence, delaying emergent care, and vaccine refusal.
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Michel K, Lutz-Beck D, Engeroff S. Improving the Therapeutic Relationship When Prescribing Antidepressants: A Pilot Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2825. [PMID: 37957970 PMCID: PMC10650839 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11212825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Studies indicate that the quality of the doctor-patient relationship moderates the effect of pharmacotherapy. To enhance the quality of the therapeutic relationship in the pharmacotherapy of depression, we developed a brief manual with interactive materials for residents in psychiatry and their patients. In a pilot study at a psychiatric university hospital's outpatient department, we compared patient-centered treatment parameters of a first patient group treated as usual and a second patient group treated using the manual. The study had no influence on the choice of medication. In the manual group, patient satisfaction with the doctor-patient relationship increased significantly at the three-month follow-up. Depression parameters declined in both groups, without group differences. Continuation of antidepressant medication at six months was higher in the manual group. In conclusion, a simple intervention using written materials for doctors prescribing antidepressants improved doctors' and patients' satisfaction with treatment.
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- Konrad Michel
- University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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Elzain M, Murthy S, Omer S, McCarthy G. Reflective practice in psychiatric training: Balint groups during COVID-19. Ir J Psychol Med 2023; 40:326-329. [PMID: 36519310 DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2022.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Reflective practice is increasingly being recognized as an important component of doctors' professional development. Balint group practice is centered on the doctor-patient relationship: what it means, how it may be used to benefit patients, and why it commonly fails owing to a lack of understanding between doctor and patient. The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruption to postgraduate medical training programs, including the mandatory Balint groups for psychiatric trainees. This editorial reports on the experience of online Balint groups in the North West of Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic, and furthermore provides guidance for online Balint group practice into the future.
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- M Elzain
- Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, Sligo, Ireland
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- Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, Psychiatry of Old Age, Sligo, Ireland
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- Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, Sligo, Ireland
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- Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services, Sligo, Ireland
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Cullens M, James C, Liu M, Vydyanathan A, Shaparin N, Schatman M, Hascalovici J. Defining Personas of People Living with Chronic Pain: An Ethnographic Research Study. J Pain Res 2023; 16:2803-2816. [PMID: 37600078 PMCID: PMC10438436 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s420742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Introduction Pain is the leading reason for which people seek medical care in the United States, and chronic pain (CP) affects approximately 50 million people in the US Pain perception is deeply personal, is highly correlated with behavioral and emotional disorders, and is greatly influenced by physiological and environmental factors. The patient-provider relationship can have profound implications for clinical outcomes within the context of treating CP. However, limited access to pain specialists, the complex nature of many CP-causing conditions, the absence of instruments for objective pain measurement, and the need to foster a trust-based patient-provider relationship throughout treatment pose unique challenges. Objective To support a more optimal CP care delivery system that leverages a healthy therapeutic patient-provider relationship, we systematically gathered deeper knowledge of the behaviors, interpersonal dynamics, home environment, values, and mindsets of people who experience CP. Methods We employed ethnographic research methods to collect and analyze data on views, habits, strategies, attitudes, and life circumstances of a range of participants living with CP. We aggregated, analyzed, and summarized participant data to identify trends and similarities. Results Our findings suggest that patients can be broadly categorized into five predominant pain typologies, or "personas", which are characterized by respective symptom durations, care management preferences, values, communication styles, and behaviors. Conclusion Identifying CP personas may enhance the ability to personalize CP care and help foster more robust therapeutic relationships, which may lead to greater trust, improved patient satisfaction, and better clinical outcomes.
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- Clearing Relief Labs Inc., New York City, NY, USA
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- Clearing Relief Labs Inc., New York City, NY, USA
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- Relief Medical Group P.A, New York City, NY, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Multidisciplinary Pain Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Multidisciplinary Pain Program, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
- The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
- Department of Population Health – Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Relief Medical Group P.A, New York City, NY, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Karimi N, Moore AR, Lukin A, Connor SJ. Health Communication Research Informs Inflammatory Bowel Disease Practice and Research: A Narrative Review. Crohns Colitis 360 2023; 5:otad021. [PMID: 37162798 PMCID: PMC10164291 DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Background In the absence of targeted empirical evidence on effective clinical communication in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a broad overview of existing evidence on effective communication in healthcare and available recommendations for communication in telehealth is provided and mapped onto IBD research and practice. Methods A narrative literature review was conducted using Pubmed and Scopus databases and snowballing literature search. Results Evidence-based relationship building strategies include communicating emotions, acknowledging and addressing patients' hesitancy, and ensuring continued support. A particular recommendation regarding telehealth interaction is to avoid long stretches of talk. Effective informational strategies include facilitating and supporting information exchange and considering patients' preferences in decision-making. In teleconsultations, clinicians should ask direct questions about patients' emotional state, clarify their understanding of patients' concerns and check patients' understanding, address at least one patient-reported outcome when discussing the recommended treatment, and shorten the consultation where possible. Strategies for maximizing effective clinical communication in the spoken communicative mode include using infographics and simple language, and assessing adherence at the beginning of the consultation. For teleconsultations, clinicians are advised to allow patients to explain the reason for their call at the beginning of the teleconsultation, probe additional concerns early and before ending the teleconsultation, and be mindful of technical issues such as voice delays. Conclusions Use of question prompt lists, decision aids, micro-lessons, and communication training interventions for clinicians could be beneficial in IBD care. Further research into the implementation of such interventions as well as clinical communication concerns specific to IBD is warranted.
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- Neda Karimi
- Address correspondence to: Neda Karimi, PhD, 1 Campbell Street, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia ()
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- Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- South Western Sydney Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Group, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Marino L, Capone V. Value of Care: An Exploratory Qualitative Study with Doctors and Patients. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2023; 13:1117-1129. [PMID: 37504475 PMCID: PMC10378535 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe13070084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The concept of value in healthcare is mainly based on economic and financial aspects. However, the literature has emphasised the need to investigate value from other perspectives. The present study aimed to explore the views of physicians and patients on the value of healthcare, and to examine in depth the psychosocial and organisational elements that have emerged but that need to be investigated more. Therefore, two qualitative studies were performed, in which 69 physicians and 111 patients participated. The data were analysed using content analysis and text mining using t-lab software. The results revealed common elements between the two healthcare actors that constitute value in healthcare, including competence, professionalism, and soft skills like communication and empathy. Furthermore, the importance of functioning health services and effective organisational culture in local healthcare and investment emerged. These findings can guide healthcare organisations to consider the potential psychosocial factors related to value in healthcare, which affect organisation in terms of costs and healthcare relationships. In addition, these findings are a first step in filling the gap found in the literature regarding the consideration of value from a non-economic perspective and the difficulty of defining and measuring it.
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- Leda Marino
- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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Xiao C, Wu A, Wang Y, Li T, Duan Y, Jiang Y, Shi L, Hong X, Geng W, Li J, Du J, Hu J, Cao J, Wei J. Development and psychometric validation of the hospitalized patients' expectations for treatment scale -patient version. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1201707. [PMID: 37377470 PMCID: PMC10291120 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1201707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Objectives A general expectation measurement of inpatients across wards is needed in the patient safety management systems of general hospitals. This study developed and psychometrically validated a new scale fulfilling the requirements above: the Hospitalized Patients' Expectations for Treatment Scale-Patient version (HOPE-P). Methods A total of 35 experts and ten inpatients were interviewed during the formulation of the HOPE-P scale, which was initially designed with three dimensions: doctor-patient communication expectations, treatment outcome expectations, and disease management expectancy. We recruited 210 inpatients from a general hospital in China and explored the reliability, validity, and psychometric characteristics of the questionnaire. Item analysis, construct validity, internal consistency and 7-day test-retest reliability analysis were applied. Results Exploratory and confirmatory analyses supported a 2-dimension (doctor-patient communication expectation and treatment outcome expectation) structure with satisfactory model fit parameters (root mean square residual (RMR) = 0.035, a root-mean-square-error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.072, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.984, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.970). Item analysis revealed an appropriate item design (r = 0.573-0.820). The scale exhibited good internal consistency, with Cronbach's α of 0.893, 0.761, and 0.919 for the overall scale, the doctor-patient communication expectation subscale, and the treatment outcome expectation subscale, respectively. The 7-day test-retest reliability was 0.782 (p < .001). Conclusion Our results indicated that the HOPE-P is a reliable and valid assessment tool to measure the expectations of general hospital inpatients, with a strong capacity to recognize patients' expectations regarding doctor-patient communication and treatment outcomes.
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- Chunfeng Xiao
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Eight-Year Medical Doctor Program, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- 4+4 Medical Doctor Program, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Denizon Arranz S, Monge Martín D, Caballero Martínez F, Neria Serrano F, Chica Martínez P, Ruiz Moral R. A Multifaceted Educational Intervention in the Doctor-Patient Relationship for Medical Students to Incorporate Patient Agendas in Simulated Encounters. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:1699. [PMID: 37372817 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11121699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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From the beginning of their clinical training, medical students demonstrate difficulties when incorporating patient perspectives. This study aimed to assess if students, after an instructional programme, increased their sensitivity towards patients' needs and carried out bidirectional conversations. An observational study involving 109 medical students prior to their clerkships was designed. They attended a five-step training programme designed to encourage the use of communication skills (CSs) to obtain patients' perspectives. The course developed experiential and reflective educational strategies. The students improved their use of CSs throughout three sessions, and the overall score for these patient consultations went up in the opinions of both the external observer (EO) (5; 6.6; 7.5) and the simulated patients SPs (5.3; 6.6; 7.8). Most of the students (83.9%) considered that the CSs addressed were useful for clinical practice, particularly the interviews and the feedback received by the SP and the lecturer. The programme seems to help the students use CSs that facilitate a more bidirectional conversation in a simulated learning environment. It is feasible to integrate these skills into a broader training programme. More research is needed to assess whether the results are applicable to students in real settings and whether they influence additional outcomes.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Madrid, Spain
- IMIBIC (Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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Pietrantonio F, Vinci A, Maurici M, Ciarambino T, Galli B, Signorini A, La Fazia VM, Rosselli F, Fortunato L, Iodice R, Materazzo M, Ciuca A, Cicerchia LCM, Ruggeri M, Manfellotto D, Rosiello F, Moriconi A. Intra- and Extra-Hospitalization Monitoring of Vital Signs-Two Sides of the Same Coin: Perspectives from LIMS and Greenline-HT Study Operators. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:5408. [PMID: 37420575 DOI: 10.3390/s23125408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, due to the epidemiological transition, the burden of very complex patients in hospital wards has increased. Telemedicine usage appears to be a potential high-impact factor in helping with patient management, allowing hospital personnel to assess conditions in out-of-hospital scenarios. METHODS To investigate the management of chronic patients during both hospitalization for disease and discharge, randomized studies (LIMS and Greenline-HT) are ongoing in the Internal Medicine Unit at ASL Roma 6 Castelli Hospital. The study endpoints are clinical outcomes (from a patient's perspective). In this perspective paper, the main findings of these studies, from the operators' point of view, are reported. Operator opinions were collected from structured and unstructured surveys conducted among the staff involved, and their main themes are reported in a narrative manner. RESULTS Telemonitoring appears to be linked to a reduction in side-events and side-effects, which represent some of most commons risk factors for re-hospitalization and for delayed discharge during hospitalization. The main perceived advantages are increased patient safety and the quick response in case of emergency. The main disadvantages are believed to be related to low patient compliance and an infrastructural lack of optimization. CONCLUSIONS The evidence of wireless monitoring studies, combined with the analysis of activity data, suggests the need for a model of patient management that envisages an increase in the territory of structures capable of offering patients subacute care (the possibility of antibiotic treatments, blood transfusions, infusion support, and pain therapy) for the timely management of chronic patients in the terminal phase, for which treatment in acute wards must be guaranteed only for a limited time for the management of the acute phase of their diseases.
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- Filomena Pietrantonio
- Internal Medicine Unit, Castelli Hospital, Asl Roma 6, 00072 Rome, Italy
- Departmental Faculty of Medicine, St. Camillus University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy
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- Local Health Authority Roma 1, 00193 Rome, Italy
- Doctoral School in Nursing Science and Public Health, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Casa Circondariale Rebibbia, Nuovo Complesso Prison, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine, St. Camillus University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy
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- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX 78705, USA
- Department of Systems Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Tor Vergata University, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology and Coronary Intensive Therapy Unit, San Francesco di Paola Hospital, 87027 Paola, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Department of Surgical Science, Policlinico Tor Vergata University, 00100 Rome, Italy
- PhD Program in Applied Medical-Surgical Sciences, Breast Oncoplastic Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00100 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine, St. Camillus University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy
- National Centre for Health Technology Assessment, National Health Institute, 00153 Rome, Italy
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- UOC Medicina Interna, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Hospital, 00186 Rome, Italy
- "Centro Studi" FADOI, 20123 Milan, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, Castelli Hospital, Asl Roma 6, 00072 Rome, Italy
- Departmental Faculty of Medicine, St. Camillus University of Medicine and Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy
- Department of Infectious Disease and Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Department of Hystological, Anatomical Sciences and Legal Medicine, Sapienza-University of Rome, 00196 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Business and Management, LUISS University, 00197 Rome, Italy
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Anderson SR, Gianola M, Medina NA, Perry JM, Wager TD, Losin EAR. Doctor trustworthiness influences pain and its neural correlates in virtual medical interactions. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:3421-3436. [PMID: 36001114 PMCID: PMC10068271 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Trust is an important component of the doctor-patient relationship and is associated with improved patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Previously, we reported that patient feelings of trust and similarity toward their clinician predicted reductions in evoked pain in response to painful heat stimulations. In the present study, we investigated the brain mechanisms underlying this effect. We used face stimuli previously developed using a data-driven computational modeling approach that differ in perceived trustworthiness and superimposed them on bodies dressed in doctors' attire. During functional magnetic resonance imaging, participants (n = 42) underwent a series of virtual medical interactions with these doctors during which they received painful heat stimulation as an analogue of a painful diagnostic procedure. Participants reported increased pain when receiving painful heat stimulations from low-trust doctors, which was accompanied by increased activity in pain-related brain regions and a multivariate pain-predictive neuromarker. Findings suggest that patient trust in their doctor may have tangible impacts on pain and point to a potential brain basis for trust-related reductions in pain through the modulation of brain circuitry associated with the sensory-discriminative and affective-motivational dimensions of pain.
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- Steven R Anderson
- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, 3 Maynard St, Hanover, NH 03755-3565, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Miami, 5665 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0751, USA
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Pohl J, Heintze C, Herrmann WJ. Patients' and GPs' duties and responsibilities in long-term care after myocardial infarction: a qualitative study of patients' perspectives. Fam Pract 2023; 40:98-104. [PMID: 35770486 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of death in Europe and around the world. Effective and individualized long-term treatment of patients with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction reduces mortality and the risk of recurrence and prevents secondary disease. However, there is little data on patients' views. OBJECTIVE To examine patients' perspectives on long-term care after myocardial infarction. METHODS A qualitative interview study with patients after myocardial infarction in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. Fifteen episodic interviews were conducted, transcribed, coded, and analyzed using framework analysis. RESULTS Participants consistently emphasized major functions fulfilled by general practitioners: monitoring, advice, diagnosis, referral, coordination. Furthermore, other functions such as empathy and feeling emotionally valued. Major patient roles emerged such as information sharing, lifestyle change, and coping. Responsibility toward doctors was expressed in terms of active participation in describing their symptoms, following the doctor's directions, and sharing in decision-making. Self-responsibility in participants showed 2 contrasting approaches. On the one hand, a passive attitude (acceptance, helplessness), and on the other, active resistance and taking action. CONCLUSION The study underlines the importance of communication and awareness of the patient's perspective. General practitioners must address patients' aims and fears, encourage their initiative, and focus on empathy and education.
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- Jonathan Pohl
- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Wang Q, Tao C, Yuan Y, Zhang S, Liang J. Current Situations and Challenges in the Development of Health Information Literacy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2706. [PMID: 36768072 PMCID: PMC9915875 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Health information literacy (HIL) is a significant concept that has gradually become known to the broader public in recent years. Although the definitions of HIL and health literacy seem to overlap, as an independent subconcept, HIL still shows a unique influence on improvements in people's health and health education. Remarkable evidence indicates that online health information (OHI) can effectively enrich people's knowledge and encourage patients to actively join the medical process, which is also accompanied by the emergence of various assessment tools. Although the current assessment tools, to a certain extent, can help people identify their shortcomings and improve their HIL, many studies have indicated that the deficiencies of the scales induce incomplete or unreal results of their HIL. In addition, continuing research has revealed an increasing number of influencing factors that have great effects on HIL and even regulate the different trends in doctor-patient relationships. Simultaneously, most of the uncensored OHI broadcasts have also affected the improvement in HIL in various ways. Thus, this review aims to summarize the assessment tools, influencing factors and current situations and challenges related to HIL. Further studies are required to provide more trusted and deeper references for the development of HIL.
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- Qiulin Wang
- College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Nursing and School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Nursing and School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Nursing and School of Public Health, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Hriberšek M, Eibensteiner F, Kapral L, Teufel A, Nawaz FA, Cenanovic M, Sai CS, Devkota HP, De R, Singla RK, Parvanov ED, Tsagkaris C, Atanasov AG, Schaden E. "Loved ones are not 'visitors' in a patient's life"-The importance of including loved ones in the patient's hospital stay: An international Twitter study of #HospitalsTalkToLovedOnes in times of COVID-19. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1100280. [PMID: 36778575 PMCID: PMC9909431 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1100280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Hospitals are institutions whose primary task is to treat patients. Family-centered care, which considers loved ones as equal partners in patient care, has been gaining recognition in the adult care setting. Our aim was to record experiences of and opinions on communication between hospital-based healthcare providers and patients' loved ones, related but not limited to the rigorous mitigation measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The Twitter profile @HospitalsTalkTo and hashtag #HospitalsTalkToLovedOnes were created to interact with the Twitter public between 7 June 2021 and 7 February 2022. Conversations surrounding #HospitalsTalkToLovedOnes were extracted and subjected to natural language processing analysis using term frequency and Markov chain analysis. Qualitative thematic analysis was performed on the 10% most interacted tweets and of tweets mentioning "COVID" from a personal experience-based subset. Results We collected 4412 unique tweets made or interacted by 7040 Twitter users from 142 different countries. The most frequent words were patient, hospital, care, family, loved and communication. Thematic analysis revealed the importance of communication between patients, patients' loved ones and hospitals; showed that patients and their loved ones need support during a patient's hospital journey; and that pediatric care should be the gold standard for adult care. Visitation restrictions due to COVID-19 are just one barrier to communication, others are a lack of phone signal, no space or time for asking questions, and a complex medical system. We formulate 3 recommendations to improve the inclusion of loved ones into the patient's hospital stay. Conclusions "Loved ones are not 'visitors' in a patient's life". Irrespective of COVID-19, patient's loved ones need to be included during the patient's hospital journey. Transparent communication and patient empowerment increase patient safety and improve the hospital experience for both the patients and their loved ones. Our findings underline the need for the concept of family-centered care to finally be implemented in adult nursing clinical practice.
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- Mojca Hriberšek
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan,Pharmacy Program, Gandaki University, Pokhara, Nepal
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- Department of ICMR-NICED Virus Lab, Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,Department of Translational Stem Cell Biology, Research Institute of the Medical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,Department of Biotechnology and Nutrigenomics, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Magdalenka, Poland
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,*Correspondence: Eva Schaden ✉
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Cipolletta S, Previdi S, Martucci S. The Healthcare Relationship during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in the Emergency Department of an Italian Hospital. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:2072. [PMID: 36767436 PMCID: PMC9916165 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact not only on people's lives but also on the healthcare system. This study aimed to investigate the healthcare relationship in the Emergency Department (ED) of a hospital in northern Italy, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants (N = 43) consisted of 16 nurses, 6 doctors from the hospital ED, and 21 patients who accessed this department. Semi-structured interviews were carried out and a thematic analysis was conducted. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic brought both positive and negative changes to the healthcare relationship that are linked to changes in the organization of the ED and to participants' various experiences of the pandemic. The changes in this relationship should be monitored because they could have long-term effects on healthcare professionals' wellbeing, treatment outcomes, and the healthcare system. The findings from this study could be used to understand these changes and inform intervention strategies to improve the healthcare relationship.
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Wang Z, Zhang X, Han D, Zhao Y, Ma L, Hao F. How the use of an online healthcare community affects the doctor-patient relationship: An empirical study in China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1145749. [PMID: 37089478 PMCID: PMC10117639 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1145749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Possible improvements to the doctor-patient relationship are an important subject confronting national healthcare policy and health institutions. In recent years, online healthcare communities have changed the ways in which doctors and patients communicate, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, previous research on how usage of online healthcare communities has affected the doctor-patient relationship is rather limited. This paper proposes a research model to investigate the relationship between online healthcare community usage and the doctor-patient relationship. An analysis of 313 patients' data using structural equation modeling showed the following. First, the use of an online healthcare community has a positive impact on doctor-patient communication, helps improve the performance of healthcare procedures, and reduces healthcare costs. Second, doctor-patient communication and healthcare costs have a positive impact on patients' emotional dependence and patients' perception of healthcare quality, while healthcare procedures do not have this impact. Finally, patients' emotional dependence and perception of healthcare quality have a positive effect on doctor-patient relationship through the mediator of patients' satisfaction.
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- Zhanyou Wang
- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
- School of Labor Relations, Shandong Management University, Jinan, China
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- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Shandong Management University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Labor Vocational and Technical College, Jinan, China
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- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Feifei Hao,
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Brygger Venø L, Jarbøl DE, Ertmann RK, Søndergaard J, Pedersen LB. Barriers to assessing vulnerability in pregnant women. A cross-sectional survey in Danish general practice. Fam Pract 2022:cmac134. [PMID: 36420813 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Undetected vulnerability in pregnancy contributes to inequality in maternal and perinatal health and is associated with negative birth outcomes and adverse child outcomes. Nationwide reports indicate important barriers to assessing vulnerability among Danish general practitioners. OBJECTIVE To explore general practitioners perceived barriers to vulnerability assessment in pregnant women and whether the barriers are associated with practice organization of antenatal care, general practitioner, and practice characteristics. METHODS The questionnaire was sent to all Danish general practitioners (N = 3,465). Descriptive statistics described the barriers to assessing vulnerability in pregnant women. Analytical statistics with ordered logistic regression models were used to describe the association between selected barriers to vulnerability assessment and antenatal care organization, and general practitioner and practice characteristics. RESULTS 760 general practitioners (22%) answered. Barriers to vulnerability assessment were related to lacking routines for addressing vulnerability, lacking attention to and record-keeping on vulnerability indicators, an insufficient overview of vulnerable pregnant women, and perceived insufficient remuneration for antenatal care consultations. Not prioritizing extra time when caring for vulnerable pregnant women was associated with experiencing more barriers. Always prioritizing continuity of care was associated with experiencing fewer barriers. General practitioners of either young age, male gender, or who did not prioritize extra time to care for vulnerable pregnant women experienced more barriers. CONCLUSION Barriers to vulnerability assessment among pregnant women do exist in general practice and are associated with organizational characteristics such as lacking prioritization of extra time and continuity in antenatal care consultations. Also, general practitioner characteristics like male gender and relatively young age are associated with barriers to vulnerability assessment.
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- Louise Brygger Venø
- Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- DaCHE, Danish Centre for Health Economics, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Li H, Zhao D, Yang B, Zhao Y, Huang H, Jiang H, Chen M, Zhou Q, Ying L. Effect of doctor-patient news-induced moral judgments on pain empathy for doctors and patients in China. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1037659. [PMID: 36507339 PMCID: PMC9726916 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1037659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective Pain empathy's preferential nature tends to trigger prejudice and intergroup conflicts. Given the current degree of proliferation of doctor-patient conflict news in China, this study aims to determine whether readers of doctor-patient news-initiated moral judgments prefer pain empathy for doctors or patients. Materials and methods This study utilized localized doctor-patient news with high or low moral performance (based on morality ratings of patients' behaviors) as moral-judgment-eliciting materials, and painful pictures as pain empathy-eliciting materials. The event-related potential (ERP) technique was utilized to assess moral judgment's effect on the cognitive empathy component and to investigate electroencephalogram signals' accuracy in classifying four brain response patterns when facing doctor or patient is experiencing or not experiencing pain. Results Under low moral text material, participants exhibited smaller mean wave amplitude of positive 300 (P3) and late positive potential (LPP) to painful pictures than non-painful pictures when facing patients; under high moral text material, participants exhibited larger mean wave amplitude of P3 and LPP to painful pictures than non-painful pictures when facing doctors. Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals' classification accuracy was significant in 0-1,000 ms in both high and low moral judgments, but the classification accuracy was higher in low moral judgments in some cognitive empathy stages (0.51, 0.53-0.55, 0.66-0.79, and 0.88-1 s). Conclusion Under low moral judgment, individuals pay less attention to the patient's (perpetrator's) pain; under high moral judgment, individuals empathize with the doctor (the person praised), showing that news-induced moral judgment can sway readers' empathy for different social groups. In cognitive empathy, individuals' brain representations are more discriminatory under low than high moral judgments when confronted with pain by doctors and patients, which provides insight into objectively recognizing group bias.
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- HuiLing Li
- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China,*Correspondence: Qiang Zhou,
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- Department of Psychology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China,Liang Ying,
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- Renji College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China,MeiFen Chen,
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Smith J, Dodd RH, Wallis KA, Naganathan V, Cvejic E, Jansen J, McCaffery KJ. General practitioners' views and experiences of communicating with older people about cancer screening: a qualitative study. Fam Pract 2022:cmac126. [PMID: 36334011 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Older adults should be supported to make informed decisions about cancer screening. However, it is unknown how general practitioners (GPs) in Australia communicate about cancer screening with older people. AIM To investigate GPs' views and experiences of communicating about cancer screening (breast, cervical, prostate, and bowel) with older people (≥70 years). DESIGN AND SETTING Qualitative, semi-structured interviews, Australia. METHOD Interviews were conducted with GPs practising in Australia (n = 28), recruited through practice-based research networks, primary health networks, social media, and email invitation. Interviews were audio-recorded and analysed thematically using Framework Analysis. RESULTS Findings across GPs were organized into 3 themes: (i) varied motivation to initiate cancer screening discussions; some GPs reported that they only initiated screening within recommended ages (<75 years), others described initiating discussions beyond recommended ages, and some experienced older patient-initiated discussions; (ii) GPs described the role they played in providing screening information, whereby detailed discussions about the benefits/risks of prostate screening were more likely than other nationally funded screening types (breast, cervical, and bowel); however, some GPs had limited knowledge of recommendations and found it challenging to explain why screening recommendations have upper ages; (iii) GPs reported providing tailored advice and discussion based on personal patient preferences, overall health/function, risk of cancer, and previous screening. CONCLUSIONS Strategies to support conversations between GPs and older people about the potential benefits and harms of screening in older age and rationale for upper age limits to screening programmes may be helpful. Further research in this area is needed.
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- Jenna Smith
- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- General Practice Clinical Unit, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Concord Repatriation Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Clark S. How to Help Your Complex Patient If You Don't Know What Is Wrong. J Patient Exp 2022; 9:23743735221133639. [PMID: 36330232 PMCID: PMC9623353 DOI: 10.1177/23743735221133639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Perspectives from a complex patient point-of-view on how clinicians can improve
therapeutic empathy skills and how to help a complex patient who is undiagnosed
and you do not know what is wrong.
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- Sarah Clark
- Geography, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK,Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK,Sarah Clark, University of Southampton,
Southampton, UK.
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Plagg B, Engl A, Piccoliori G, Atz H, Becker U, Kiem J, Barbieri V, Eisendle K, Wiedermann CJ, Elsen SU, Lorenz WA. Mutual Role Expectations by Patients and General Practitioners-A Mixed Methods Study on Complementarity. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10102101. [PMID: 36292548 PMCID: PMC9602485 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10102101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Changes in public attitudes toward “authorities” in general, as well as shifts in medical practice toward participative models of diagnosis and treatment, imply fundamental transformations in the patient−doctor relationship. However, consistency in reciprocal role expectations cannot be assumed, and this study reveals significant discrepancies in attitudes and behaviors in primary health consultations. Methods: We conducted a study in the tri-lingual northeastern Italian region of South Tyrol to determine whether perceptions of the patient’s role were congruent or differed. In a mixed method approach, the quantitative research part consisted of a survey with 34 identical questions for general practitioners (n = 109) and adult primary care patients (n = 506) on verbal communication, self-initiative and health literacy, interpersonal and social qualities of the patient−physician relationship, and formal aspects of the consultation. Patients were interviewed via telephone, and general practitioners responded online. In the qualitative part, 26 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the patients and analyzed. Results: General practitioners considered patients’ communicative efforts (p < 0.001), self-initiative (p < 0.001), compliance (p = 0.0026), and openness regarding psychosocial issues (p < 0.001) to be significantly more important, whereas patients showed a tendency to give increased importance to formal aspects such as politeness and hygiene (p < 0.001). Perception of the patient’s role differed significantly between the Italian and German linguistic groups. Conclusions: Patients and general practitioners differ in their understanding of patients’ roles. These data suggest that a considerable proportion of the population lacks a clear and tangible idea of the active role they could play in consultations. Targeted information on the identified aspects of patient−provider communication may facilitate participatory behavior and positively impact the longitudinal quality of the patient−general practitioner relationship.
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- Barbara Plagg
- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Apollis—Institute for Social Research and Opinion Polling, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Apollis—Institute for Social Research and Opinion Polling, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, College for Health Care Professions—Claudiana, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Department of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and HTA, University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology—Tyrol, 6060 Hall in Tyrol, Austria
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- Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 18200 Prague, Czech Republic
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Li J, Pang PCI, Xiao Y, Wong D. Changes in Doctor-Patient Relationships in China during COVID-19: A Text Mining Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:13446. [PMID: 36294022 PMCID: PMC9603644 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Doctor-patient relationships (DPRs) in China have been straining. With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the relationships and interactions between patients and doctors are changing. This study investigated how patients' attitudes toward physicians changed during the pandemic and what factors were associated with these changes, leading to insights for improving management in the healthcare sector. This paper collected 58,600 comments regarding Chinese doctors from three regions from the online health platform Good Doctors Online (haodf.com, accessed on 13 October 2022). These comments were analyzed using text mining techniques, such as sentiment and word frequency analyses. The results showed improvements in DPRs after the pandemic, and the degree of improvement was related to the extent to which a location was affected. The findings also suggest that administrative services in the healthcare sector need further improvement. Based on these results, we summarize relevant recommendations at the end of this paper.
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- Jiaxuan Li
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR 999078, China
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- Research Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao SAR 999078, China
- Department of Computer Science, Stony Brook University, New York, NY 11794, USA
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Terrero Ledesma NE, Nájera A, Reolid-Martínez RE, Escobar-Rabadán F. Internet health information seeking by primary care patients. Rural Remote Health 2022; 22:6585. [PMID: 36192837 DOI: 10.22605/rrh6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION As patients seek health information more frequently on the internet, the impact on their health status and their relationship with doctors could be a matter of concern. The objective of this study is to know how frequently rural primary care patients seek health information on the internet and the factors associated with it. METHODS This cross-sectional study surveyed 850 patients aged over 15 years who attended two rural health centers in Cuenca (Spain). Consecutive case sampling was done. The participants were invited to answer a survey with sociodemographic and clinical aspects, and questions about possible internet searches for health information. The statistical analysis included the description of the variables and a bivariate analysis, and was completed with a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Patients' median age was 54 years, interquartile range 39-67 years; 60.9% were female. Of those surveyed, 49.8% (95% confidence interval 46.3-53.2) stated that they used the internet to seek health information. Statistically significant differences were apparent for gender, age, level of education, disease and attendance (p<0.0001). A logistic regression analysis showed an independent relationship with health information seeking on the internet for the variables gender, age, level of education (p<0.0001) and having a chronic disease (p=0.004). CONCLUSION Roughly half the primary care patients in the rural area sought health information on the internet. Females, young people, those with a higher level of education and a chronic disease background did so more frequently.
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- Centre for Biomedical Research, School of Medicine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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Moro-López-Menchero P, García-Bravo C, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Güeita-Rodríguez J, Jiménez-Antona C, Palacios-Ceña D. Understanding the Non-Surgical Treatment Experience of Female Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Qualitative Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12349. [PMID: 36231644 PMCID: PMC9564778 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremity, characterized by pain, loss of strength, and decreased fine motor function. This study describes the experiences of women with CTS who received non-surgical treatments. A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken. Purposive sampling was used. Women with clinical and electromyographic diagnoses of CTS were included. Eighteen in-depth interviews were conducted among women with CTS, and field notes were kept. The Giorgi's approach was used for qualitative analysis of the data collected. Five themes emerged: (a) Seeking help and waiting for a diagnosis, (b) trying non-surgical therapeutic options, (c) avoiding invasive options, (d) treatment expectations, and (e) relationships with clinicians. The women described how diagnoses were delayed because women delay seeking help and referrals to medical specialists. Women avoid surgical options and prefer to opt for more conservative approaches, such as splinting or physical therapy. The main reason for avoiding surgical treatment is the fear of limitations and that surgery will not fully eliminate the symptoms. Conflicts may arise in the relationship with the clinician, and they demand to be able to participate in the decision-making process.
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- Paloma Moro-López-Menchero
- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Manual Therapy, Dry Needling and Therapeutic Exercise (GITM-URJC), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine and Research Group of Humanities and Qualitative Research in Health Science (Hum&QRinHS), Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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Serrano-Ripoll MJ, Fiol-deRoque MA, Valderas JM, Zamanillo-Campos R, Llobera J, de Labry Lima AO, Pastor-Moreno G, Ricci-Cabello I. Feasibility of the SINERGIAPS ("Sinergias entre profesionales y pacientes para una Atención Primaria Segura") intervention for improving patient safety in primary care. Fam Pract 2022; 39:843-851. [PMID: 35253839 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AIM The primary aim was to examine the feasibility of intervention delivery and of trial procedures. Secondary aims were to study the intervention uptake; its acceptability and perceived utility; and its potential to improve safety culture and avoidable hospital admissions. METHODS We conducted a 3-month, single-arm feasibility study in 10 primary care (PC) centres in Spain. Centres received information regarding patients' experiences of safety (through the Patient Reported Experiences and Outcomes of Safety in Primary Care [PREOS-PC] questionnaire), and were instructed to plan safety improvements based on that feedback. We used a bespoke online tool to recruit PC professionals, collect patient feedback, and deliver it to the centres, and to collect outcome data (patient safety culture [Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture, MOSPSC questionnaire]). We measured recruitment and follow-up rates and intervention uptake (based on the number of safety improvement plans registered). We conducted semistructured interviews with 9 professionals to explore the intervention acceptability and perceived utility. RESULTS Of 256 professionals invited, 120 (47%) agreed to participate, and 97 completed baseline and postintervention measures. Of 780 patients invited, 585 (75%) completed the PREOS-PC questionnaire. Five of 10 centres (50%) designed an improvement plan, providing 27 plans in total (range per centre, 1-14). The intervention was perceived as a novel strategy for improving safety, although the healthcare professionals identified several factors limiting its acceptability and utility: lack of feedback at the individual professional level; potentially unrepresentative sample of patients providing feedback; and number of educational materials deemed overwhelming. DISCUSSION It is feasible to deliver the proposed intervention so long as the identified limitations are addressed.
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- Maria J Serrano-Ripoll
- Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,University of the Balearic Islands, Psychology Department, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Department of Family Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
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- Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Primary Care Preventive and Health Promotion Research Network (redIAPP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.,Research Group in Health and Gender, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.,Research Group in Health and Gender, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
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- Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Balearic Islands Health Services, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Research Group in Primary Care and Promotion - Balearic Islands Community (GRAPP-caIB), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.,Biomedical Research Center in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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Treharne GJ, Carroll R, Tan KKH, Veale JF. Supportive interactions with primary care doctors are associated with better mental health among transgender people: results of a nationwide survey in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Fam Pract 2022; 39:834-842. [PMID: 35259758 PMCID: PMC9508874 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Past research has established that transgender people experience significant disparities in mental health outcomes and healthcare dissatisfaction compared with cisgender people, but more research is needed on how supportive healthcare interactions relate to the mental health of transgender people. OBJECTIVES The 2 main aims of our analyses were: (i) to establish the most common negative experiences in healthcare and the most common supportive experiences specifically with primary care doctors for transgender people; and (ii) to examine the association of supportive experiences with mental health variables after controlling for demographic factors. METHODS Data from the 2018 Counting Ourselves nationwide survey of transgender people were analysed using regression modelling. The 948 participants with a primary care doctor or general practitioner were included in analyses. Participants were aged 14-83 years old (mean 30.20). RESULTS The most common supportive experiences involved primary care doctors treating transgender people equitably, with competence, and with respect. Participants with more negative healthcare experiences had higher psychological distress as well as higher likelihood of reporting nonsuicidal self-injury and suicidality. Conversely, participants with more experiences of supportive primary care doctors had lower psychological distress and were less likely to have attempted suicide in the past 12 months. CONCLUSION When transgender people receive supportive care from their primary care providers they experience better mental health, despite ongoing negative healthcare experiences. Future research is needed to confirm ways of supporting positive trajectories of mental health for transgender people but these findings demonstrate the importance of positive aspects of care.
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- Gareth J Treharne
- Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa, New Zealand
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- Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago, Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand
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- Trans Health Research Lab, School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Aotearoa, New Zealand
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- Trans Health Research Lab, School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Aotearoa, New Zealand
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Kotłowska A, Przeniosło J, Sobczak K, Plenikowski J, Trzciński M, Lenkiewicz O, Lenkiewicz J. Influence of Personal Experiences of Medical Students on Their Assessment of Delivering Bad News. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12040. [PMID: 36231342 PMCID: PMC9565137 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to identify which attitudes and emotions accompany latter-year medical students as they experience situations where bad news is communicated. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using the computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) methodology in a group of 321 fifth- and sixth-year medical students from 14 medical universities in Poland. Correlations were analyzed using Pearson's χ2 test. For the categorical variables, subject profiles were analyzed using K-means clustering. RESULTS Students' self-assessments of their competence in delivering bad news (DBN) differed depending on the type of experience they had with it. More than half of the students had observed a situation of DBN (63.6%) and as many as 26.5% of the participants had received bad news themselves. These two groups were less likely to declare a lack of DBN-related skills (43.4% and 33.4%, respectively) than others. In this study, 9% of the students had personally delivered bad news. Only 13.4% of these students rated their DBN skills as insufficient. They were also the least likely to express concern regarding high levels of stress (29.6%) and anxiety (48%). CONCLUSIONS The ability to personally deliver bad medical news to a patient was the most effective form of gaining experience in DBN. Being a bearer of bad news may help students develop their own strategies for coping with difficult emotions and develop their professional competences, leading to improved medical care and patient comfort.
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- Agata Kotłowska
- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Sociology of Medicine and Social Pathology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Student Scientific Circle of Medical Communication at the Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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Gimenez L, Kelly-Irving M, Delpierre C, Rougé-Bugat ME, Lepage B, Lang T. Interaction between patient and general practitioner according to the patient body weight: a cross-sectional survey. Fam Pract 2022; 40:218-225. [PMID: 36038142 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmac086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyse whether patient-general practitioner (GP) interaction, measured by their disagreement, varies among overweight or obese patients compared with normal-weight patients. METHODS Twenty-seven GPs and 585 patients participated in the quantitative phase of the multidisciplinary INTERMEDE project and answered "mirrored" questionnaires collecting both GPs and patients' perceptions on information and advice given at the end of the consultation. Multilevel logistic regressions were performed to explore associations between patient body mass index (BMI) and patient-GP disagreement on information and advice given during the consultation. RESULTS Disagreement increased with the patients' excess weight, and it was particularly pronounced for advice given by GPs on weight and lifestyle issues. Compared with patients with a "normal" BMI, overweight patients were more likely to disagree with their GP regarding advice given on weight loss (odds ratio [OR] = 10.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.1-27.3), advice given on doing more physical activity (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.1-3.4), and nutritional advice (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.5-5.6). CONCLUSION These disagreements could degrade the quality of patient-physician relationship. Our study provides an opportunity for GPs to reflect on how they communicate with overweight and obese patients, particularly with regard to lifestyle and weight-related advice and interventions taking into account the patient's representations.
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- Laëtitia Gimenez
- Department of General Practice, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.,EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,"La Providence" University Multi-Professional Health Center, Toulouse, France
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- EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Department of General Practice, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.,EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,"La Providence" University Multi-Professional Health Center, Toulouse, France
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- EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- EQUITY, CERPOP, UMR 1295, Joint Research Unit: Inserm-University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.,Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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O'Dowd E, Lydon S, Lambe K, Rudland C, Hilton A, O'Connor P. Identifying hot spots for harm and blind spots across the care pathway from patient complaints about general practice. Fam Pract 2022; 39:579-585. [PMID: 34537832 PMCID: PMC9295605 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare complaints are underutilized for quality improvement in general practice. Systematic analysis of complaints has identified hot spots (areas across the care pathway where issues occur frequently) and blind spots (areas across the care pathway that cannot be observed by staff) in secondary care. The Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool (HCAT) has been adapted to the HCAT(GP). AIMS This study aimed to: (i) assess whether the HCAT(GP) can systematically analyze complaints about general practice; and (ii) identify hot spots and blind spots in general practice. METHODS GP complaints were sampled. Complaints were coded with the HCAT(GP), classified by HCAT(GP) category (e.g. Safety, Environment, Listening), stage of care (e.g. accessing care, referral/follow-up), severity (e.g. low, medium, high), and harm (e.g. none, major). Descriptive statistics were run to identify discrete issues. A chi-square test of independence identified hot spots, and logistic regression was used for blind spots. RESULTS A total of 230 complaints, encompassing 432 issues (i.e. unique problems within complaints), were categorized. Relationship issues (e.g. problems with listening, communication, and patient rights) emerged most frequently (n = 174, 40%). Hot spots were identified in the consultation and the referral/follow-up stages (χ 2(5, n = 432) = 17.931, P < 0.05). A blind spot for multiple issues was identified, with the likelihood of harm increasing with number of issues (odds ratio = 2.02, confidence interval = 1.27-3.23, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Complaints are valuable data for improving general practice. This study demonstrated that the HCAT(GP) can support the systematic analysis of general practice complaints, and identify hot spots and blind spots in care.
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- Emily O'Dowd
- Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- National Complaints Governance and Learning Team, Health Service Executive, Limerick, Ireland
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- National Complaints Governance and Learning Team, Health Service Executive, Limerick, Ireland
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- Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Applied Patient Safety and Simulation, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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OBJECTIVE Although wide-spread and appreciated, the benefit of Balint group work has been difficult to determine. Qualitative studies provide new angles for research. The aim of this study is to explore how participants in a Balint group for at least 1.5 years experienced the group work and how they were affected by their participation. METHOD Focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 19 members of four different Balint groups. The participants were experienced residents or younger specialists in general practice as well as from hospital specialities. A thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS The main themes that emerged were: Investigating emotions, Development of the physician's identity as well as Safety in the group and with the leader. The participants reported relief from stress as well as increased ability to understand the emotional side of patient encounters. They struggled to find their identity as doctors and specialists, often gaining a sense of pride in their work and becoming more secure. The group with a certified Balint leader felt like a safe place. CONCLUSIONS For younger doctors, participation in a Balint group for at least 1.5 years can help them build their professional identity by means of a deeper understanding of doctor-patient relationships. The role of Balint group work in relation to professional identity warrants further study.
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- Elsa Lena Ryding
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Institution of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,Elsa Lena Ryding, Institution of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Diagnostic Center, Helsingborg Hospital, Sweden
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Tao S, Liu C, Wu Q, Zhao J, Xue Y, Song W, Sun M, Wang C, Zou D, Liu W, Hao Y, Jiao M, Sun H, Li Y, Shan L, Liang L. Developing a scale measuring the doctor-patient relationship in China from the perspective of doctors. Fam Pract 2022; 39:527-536. [PMID: 34791197 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The doctor-patient relationship is usually measured in line with patient needs and demands. This study aimed to develop a scale measuring such a relationship from the perspective of doctors. METHODS A draft scale was developed and adapted to the hospital context of China based on several existing scales, with an intention to measure how medical doctors view and manage their relationship with patients beyond episodic clinical encounters. Two rounds of Delphi consultations involving 14 experts were conducted to seek their consensus on the inclusion and descriptions of items. This resulted in a 19-item scale measuring four domains of the relationship. The scale was validated through a survey of 1,712 medical doctors selected from 27 public hospitals in Heilongjiang province of China. The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using Cronbach's α coefficients of the four domains. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the construct validity of the scale. Linear regression analyses were performed to assess the known-group validity of the scale. RESULTS The scale measures four domains. The Cronbach's α of the scale reached an acceptable level, ranging from 0.61 to 0.78 for its four domains. Good fitness of data into the four-domain structure of the scale was confirmed by the confirmatory factor analysis. Known-group differences were demonstrated in the regression analyses. CONCLUSION The doctor-patient relationship scale developed in this study is a psychometrically valid tool assessing how medical doctors view and manage their relationship with patients in the hospital setting in China.
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- Siyi Tao
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Academic Affair Office, Dean's Office of Clinical Medical College of Anhui Medical University, Xinzhan District, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Office of discipline supervision & investigation, Chengyang People's Hospital, Chengyang District, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Humanity and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, High-tech Zone, Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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Ghweeba M, Lindenmeyer A, Shishi S, Waheed A, Kofi M, Amer S. The Attitudes of Egyptian Web-Based Health Information Seekers Toward Health Information Provided Through the Internet: Qualitative Study. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e30108. [PMID: 35179505 PMCID: PMC8900895 DOI: 10.2196/30108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background The internet has become an established source of health information for many Egyptian internet users. Understanding users’ attitudes toward the benefits and limitations of web-based health information will explain the influence of this information on users’ health-related behavior and decisions. Objective This qualitative study aims to understand the attitude of Egyptian internet users toward internet health information and to explore the impact of obtained health information on users’ behavior and on their physician-patient relationship. Methods For this qualitative study, semistructured interviews were conducted with a total of 49 participants (41/49, 84% Egyptian internet users and 8/49, 16% physicians) who participated in focus groups or individual interviews. We used a thematic analysis approach to explain and demonstrate participants’ views, thoughts, and experiences in using web-based health information. Results The internet has become an important source of health information in comparison with other health information sources and is the central theme that has emerged across the thematic analysis. The attitude toward the use of internet health was classified into three main themes: feeling toward web-based health information (with subthemes: favoring, disliking, neutral, or having ambivalence feelings), motivators to seek internet health information, and behavioral changes using internet health information (subthemes: confidence, satisfaction, and improved knowledge). Themes that emerged from physicians’ interviews included the accessibility of the internet health information, good communication, and coordination of care between patients and their physicians, and the active engagement of patients with their management plan. Conclusions The internet has become an essential source of health information for Egyptian adults. Internet health information can improve the patient-physician relationship, especially when users discuss the obtained health information with their physician. Internet health information provided seekers with social support and self-confidence when making health decisions.
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- Mayada Ghweeba
- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom.,Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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Bertozzi S, Taricani R, Tulissi I, Patusso F, Amura S, Londero AP. Redesigning doctor-patient relationship in the private health care during COVID-19 pandemic: Retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28781. [PMID: 35147107 PMCID: PMC8830855 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is experiencing pandemic diffusion. The experience of an Italian private health care structure was reviewed.We retrospectively collected data about services provided in a single medium complexity private health care structure. Furthermore, we classified specialties within 4 categories, based on the performance of urgent non-deferrable services and possible provision of services without a necessary contact with the patient.The structure canceled/postponed almost every deferrable service, providing only 3% of services that could be performed without direct contact with patients. Regarding non-deferrable services requiring the presence of the patient, about 42% of booked services have been autonomously canceled/postponed by patients for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) fear. The administrative services have been remotely performed by smart working as far as possible.Private health care structures may safely continue to provide non-deferrable services while respecting the restrictive measures imposed by the government, encouraging telehealth and smart working modalities.
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- Serena Bertozzi
- Ennergi Research (non-profit organisation), Lestizza (UD), Italy
- Breast Unit, ASUFC, University Hospital of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Idea Medica Basaldella, Campoformido (UD), Italy
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- Ennergi Research (non-profit organisation), Lestizza (UD), Italy
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- Ennergi Research (non-profit organisation), Lestizza (UD), Italy
- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Infant Health, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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Davies B, Parker J. Doctors as Appointed Fiduciaries: A Supplemental Model for Medical Decision-Making. Camb Q Healthc Ethics 2022; 31:23-33. [PMID: 35049458 DOI: 10.1017/S096318012100044X] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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How should we respond to patients who do not wish to take on the responsibility and burdens of making decisions about their own care? In this paper, we argue that existing models of decision-making in modern healthcare are ill-equipped to cope with such patients and should be supplemented by an "appointed fiduciary" model where decision-making authority is formally transferred to a medical professional. Healthcare decisions are often complex and for patients can come at time of vulnerability. While this does not undermine their capacity, it can be excessively burdensome. Most existing models of decision-making mandate that patients with capacity must retain ultimate responsibility for decisions. An appointed fiduciary model provides a formalized mechanism through which those few patients who wish to defer responsibility can hand over decision-making authority. By providing a formal structure for deferring to an appointed fiduciary, the confusions and risks of the informal transfers that can occur in practice are avoided. Finally, we note how appropriate governance and law can provide safeguards against risks to the welfare of patients and medical professionals.
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Han Y, Lie RK, Li Z, Guo R. Trust in the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Chinese Public Hospitals: Evidence for Hope. Patient Prefer Adherence 2022; 16:647-657. [PMID: 35283627 PMCID: PMC8910463 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s352636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Trust is an essential component in a successful health care relationship. Doctor-patient trust involves the subjects of both sides, including the direction of patients' trust in physicians (patients' perception) and physicians' trust in patients (physicians' perception). This study aims to assess the status quo and explore suggestions for improving trust between doctors and patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In May 2018, we collected data from six representative hospitals in Beijing, China, including 610 questionnaires (310 physicians and 300 patients). Participants were Chinese-speaking, age 14 and older, who expressed their opinions clearly. Kruskal-Wallis H-test and Wilcoxon rank sum test were used to analyze the difference in the trust scores of the responses. RESULTS Based on the doctor and patient characteristics, the data show that inpatients are trusted more than outpatients, and patients who often visit the clinic are more doubtful of doctors. The family trust is the highest, and social trust is the lowest. In general, the degree of trust between doctors and patients is good, but the score of physicians (Mean=3.87; SD=0.79) is lower than that of patients (Mean=4.05; SD=0.76). Physicians' evaluation of the degree of trust tends to be more negative than patients'. CONCLUSION In spite of recent negative press reports, there remains a high degree of trust between patients and doctors in Beijing. Despite this, one should not be complacent. We need to explore the root cause of the trust between doctors and patients from a deeper perspective to promote better medical services to meet the health needs of patients.
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- Yangyang Han
- Department of Outpatient, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Philosophy, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Rui Guo, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10 Xitoutiao, Youanmenwai, Fengtai District, Beijing, 100069, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-10-83911573, Email
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Chen ZR, Zhang L, Chen YW, Xu MY, Jia H, Li MY, Lou YH, Lan L. Correlation analysis between physicians' evaluations of doctor-patient relationship and their preferences for shared decision-making in China. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:946383. [PMID: 36276337 PMCID: PMC9579421 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.946383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Shared decision-making (SDM) is a scientific and reasonable decision-making model. However, whether physicians choose SDM is usually influenced by many factors. It is not clear whether the strained doctor-patient relationship will affect physicians' willingness to choose SDM. Through a survey by questionnaire, 304 physicians' evaluations of doctor-patient relationship (DPR) were quantified by the difficult DPR questionnaire-8. Their preferences for SDM and the reasons were also evaluated. The correlation between physicians' evaluations of DPR and their preferences for SDM were analyzed. 84.5% physicians perceived DPR as poor or strained, 53.3% physicians preferred SDM, mainly because of the influences of medical ethics and social desirability bias. Their preferences for SDM were not significantly correlated with their evaluations of DPR (P > 0.05). Physicians with different evaluations of DPR (good, poor, and strained) all had similar preferences for SDM (42.6, 56.4, and 42.9%), with no significant difference (P > 0.05). There was no correlation between physicians' evaluations of DPR and their preferences for SDM. Physicians' evaluations of poor DPR did not affect their preferences for SDM. This may be influenced by the medical ethics and social desirability bias.
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- Zhuo-Ran Chen
- Henan No.3 Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
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- GeneCast Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Nanyang City Center Hospital, Nanyang, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,People's Hospital of Henan University, Zhengzhou, China
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Lesac Brizić A, Mozetič V. Family Physician's Educational Interview with Patients Helps in Early Recognition of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:9689-9696. [PMID: 34934346 PMCID: PMC8684385 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s338499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can have an etiology outside the lower urinary tract (LUT) and are therefore an important diagnostic indicator for assessing the overall health of a person. However, LUTS is still mainly neglected by primary health care providers as well as by patients. In this study, we assessed the importance of an educational interview (EI) conducted by a GP on the patients’ ability to recognize LUTS. We also investigated other factors that affect the recognition of LUTS: subjects’ personal educational level, number of LUT symptoms and their bothersome level on a scale 0–10. Patients and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in Croatia (2018–2020) by interviewing 499 subjects. We compared recognized LUT symptoms before and after the EI and determined whether their number, their bothersome level, or the subjects’ personal educational level were associated with LUTS recognition. Results EI significantly improved the ability to recognize LUTS (p=0.001). The number of LUT symptoms and bothersome level in subjects before EI was much greater than the number in subjects after EI (p<0.0001, mean>4 and p<0.0001, median>8, respectively). Subjects with higher educational level recognized LUTS with fewer symptoms after the EI (p<0.01), but no difference was observed among subjects who recognized LUTS before the EI. Conclusion For subjects to recognize LUTS, their condition had to be severe – more than 4 symptoms and bothersome level >8/10. Personal educational level had little impact on LUTS recognition. However, an EI proved to be an excellent tool for raising awareness about LUTS and its early recognition.
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- Ana Lesac Brizić
- Community Health Center of Primorje - Gorski Kotar County, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Community Health Center of Primorje - Gorski Kotar County, Rijeka, Croatia
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Iordăchescu DA, Golu FT, Paica CI, Gorbănescu A, Panaitescu AM, Gică C, Peltecu G, Gică N. The Relationship between the Infertility Specialist and the Patient during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2021; 9:1649. [PMID: 34946375 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9121649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The doctor-patient relationship is fundamental in the treatment of infertility, due to the emotional implications of fertilization procedures. However, insufficient data are available specifically for this relationship. The general objective of the study is to establish the associations between the fundamental concepts that define the doctor-patient relationship: communication, empathy, trust, collaboration, compliance and satisfaction. A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and June 2020 and followed the methods of a quantitative analysis, collecting the data using questionnaires. The research plan was specific to path analysis with the mediation effect, in which the hypotheses were tested. The research group consisted of 151 women diagnosed with infertility, voluntarily recruited through online support communities. Findings demonstrate that affective empathy mediates the relationship between communication and trust in the doctor. In conclusion, this study draws attention to the importance of basic concepts in the relationship of infertility specialists with infertile patients. Thus, it is necessary for health care providers in assisted human reproduction to participate in programs for the continuous training of empathic communication skills, given the sensitivity of this diagnosis.
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Hasseli R, Müller-Ladner U, Keil F, Broll M, Dormann A, Fräbel C, Hermann W, Heinmüller CJ, Hoyer BF, Löffler F, Özden F, Pfeiffer U, Saech J, Schneidereit T, Schlesinger A, Schwarting A, Specker C, Stapfer G, Steinmüller M, Storck-Müller K, Strunk J, Thiele A, Triantafyllias K, Vagedes D, Wassenberg S, Wilden E, Zeglam S, Schmeiser T. The influence of the SARS-CoV-2 lockdown on patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases on their adherence to immunomodulatory medication: a cross sectional study over 3 months in Germany. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 60:SI51-SI58. [PMID: 33704418 PMCID: PMC7989169 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Objectives To evaluate the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the adherence of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) to their immunomodulatory medication during the three-months lockdown in Germany. Methods From March 16th until June 15th 2020, IRD patients from private practices and rheumatology departments were asked to answer a questionnaire addressing their behaviour with respect to their immunomodulating therapy. Eight private practices and nine rheumatology departments which included rheumatology primary care centres and university hospitals participated. 4252 questionnaires were collected and evaluated. Results The majority of patients (54%) were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, followed by psoriatic arthritis (14%), ankylosing spondylitis (10%), connective tissue diseases (12%) and vasculitides (6%). The majority of patients (84%) reported to continue their immunomodulatory therapy. Termination of therapy was reported by only 3% of the patients. The results were independent from the type of IRD, the respective immunomodulatory therapy and by whom the patients were treated (private practices vs rheumatology departments). Younger patients (<60 years) reported just as often as older patients to discontinue their therapy. Conclusion The data show that most of the patients continued their therapy in spite of the pandemic. A significant change in behavior with regard to their immunomodulatory therapy was not observed during the three months of observation. The results support the idea that the immediate release of recommendation of the German Society of Rheumatology were well received, supporting the well-established physician-patient-relationship in times of a crisis.
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- R Hasseli
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Private Practice, Wetzlar, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Saint Josef Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinic for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Private Practice, Nienburg, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Saint Josef Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Private Practice 'Rheumatologie-Centrum', Leverkusen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Saint Josef Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Rheumatology, Marienhospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Acura Rheumatology Center Rhineland Palatinate, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Campus Kerckhoff, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Porz am Rhein, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Saint Josef Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Acura Rheumatology Center Rhineland Palatinate, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
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- Medical Care Centre Barmherzige Brüder, Straubing, Germany
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- Private Practice 'Rheumazentrum Ratingen', Ratingen, Germany
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- Private Practice, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Rheumatology, Marienhospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Saint Josef Hospital, Wuppertal, Germany
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Sturgiss EA, O'Brien K, Elmitt N, Agostino J, Ardouin S, Douglas K, Clark AM. Obesity management in primary care: systematic review exploring the influence of therapeutic alliance. Fam Pract 2021; 38:644-653. [PMID: 33882128 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify the influence of the therapeutic alliance on the effectiveness of obesity interventions delivered in primary care. METHOD Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of primary care interventions for adult patients living with obesity. Comprehensive search strategy using the terms 'obesity', 'primary care' and 'intervention' of seven databases from 1 January 1998 to March 2018. Primary outcome was difference in weight loss in interventions where a therapeutic alliance was present. RESULTS From 10 636 studies, 11 (3955 patients) were eligible. Only one study had interventions that reported all aspects of therapeutic alliance, including bond, goals and tasks. Meta-analysis was not included due to high statistical heterogeneity and low numbers of trials; as per our protocol, we proceeded to narrative synthesis. Some interventions included the regular primary care practitioner in management; very few included collaborative goal setting and most used prescriptive protocols to direct care. CONCLUSIONS We were surprised that so few trials reported the inclusion of elements of the therapeutic alliance when relational aspects of primary care are critical for effectiveness. Interventions could be developed to maximize therapeutic relationships and research reports should describe interventions comprehensively. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018091338 in PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews).
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- Academic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Academic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Academic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Academic Unit of General Practice, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Vice President Research and Innovation office, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Norwood P, Correia I, Heidenreich S, Veiga P, Watson V. Is relational continuity of care as important to people as policy makers think? Preferences for continuity of care in primary care. Fam Pract 2021; 38:569-575. [PMID: 33738479 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2005, the Portuguese government launched a Primary Care reform that aimed to reinforce continuity of care. After a promising start, the reform is still incomplete and continuity has been compromised by the lack of General Practice doctors. OBJECTIVE This study evaluates public preferences for relational continuity of care alongside other attributes of Primary Care services in Portugal. METHODS We use a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to evaluate preferences and estimate the population's willingness to pay (WTP) for Primary Care attributes. We use a sequential, mixed-methods approach to develop a D-efficient fractional factorial design for the DCE. Five attributes were included in the DCE and there were 32 DCE choice sets. The data collection was conducted in 2014 and the final sample had 517 respondents. A random parameters multinomial logit was used to analyse the data. RESULTS We find that respondents value relational continuity of care, but that the current focus of the Portuguese NHS on relational continuity at the expense of other attributes is too simplistic. CONCLUSIONS Relational continuity should be part of a broader policy that emphasizes person-centred care and considers the preferences of patients for Primary Care attributes.
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- Patricia Norwood
- Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Escola de Economia e Gestão; JusGov - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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- Escola de Economia e Gestão; JusGov - Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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- Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK
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Asamoah KT. The Pivotal Role of Effective Communication in Patient Care: A Case of Coronary Stent Thrombosis. J Patient Exp 2021; 8:23743735211039315. [PMID: 34514121 PMCID: PMC8427920 DOI: 10.1177/23743735211039315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, resulting in millions of percutaneous coronary interventions being performed yearly. Coronary artery stents are, however, at risk of thrombosis, with a significant mortality rate. Stent thrombosis is, however, preventable using dual antiplatelets, barring other procedural or unique personal predisposing characteristics. Good communication with patients is indispensable in ensuring adherence to dual antiplatelet therapy, protecting the patient from stent thrombosis. This paper presents a patient who discontinued his dual antiplatelet therapy prematurely and developed stent thrombosis within a week after discharge, highlighting the importance of good communication in promoting adherence to an agreed management plan.
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- Kofi T Asamoah
- National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
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Albardiaz R. Non-verbal communication: an update on smell. Educ Prim Care 2021; 32:363-365. [PMID: 34486943 DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2021.1955625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Non-verbal communication is an important aspect of communication skills and sometimes involves making assumptions with smell being one aspect of non-verbal communication. Here the subconscious associations that come with smell are highlighted and by increasing self- awareness, the doctor-patient relationship in the consultation may be improved.
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Quiroga M, Shephard EA, Mounce LTA, Carney M, Hamilton WT, Price SJ. Quantifying the impact of pre-existing conditions on the stage of oesophagogastric cancer at diagnosis: a primary care cohort study using electronic medical records. Fam Pract 2021; 38:425-431. [PMID: 33346832 PMCID: PMC8414906 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pre-existing conditions interfere with cancer diagnosis by offering diagnostic alternatives, competing for clinical attention or through patient surveillance. OBJECTIVE To investigate associations between oesophagogastric cancer stage and pre-existing conditions. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data, with English cancer registry linkage. Participants aged ≥40 years had consulted primary care in the year before their incident diagnosis of oesophagogastric cancer in 01/01/2010-31/12/2015. CPRD records pre-diagnosis were searched for codes denoting clinical features of oesophagogastric cancer and for pre-existing conditions, including those providing plausible diagnostic alternatives for those features. Logistic regression analysed associations between stage and multimorbidity (≥2 conditions; reference category: no multimorbidity) and having 'diagnostic alternative(s)', controlling for age, sex, deprivation and cancer site. RESULTS Of 2444 participants provided, 695 (28%) were excluded for missing stage, leaving 1749 for analysis (1265/1749, 72.3% had advanced-stage disease). Multimorbidity was associated with stage [odds ratio 0.63, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.47-0.85, P = 0.002], with moderate evidence of an interaction term with sex (1.76, 1.08-2.86, P = 0.024). There was no association between alternative explanations and stage (odds ratio 1.18, 95% CI 0.87-1.60, P = 0.278). CONCLUSIONS In men, multimorbidity is associated with a reduced chance of advanced-stage oesophagogastric cancer, to levels seen collectively for women.
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- Myra Quiroga
- Morsani College of Medicine, University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Discovery Research Group, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- Discovery Research Group, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- Morsani College of Medicine, University of Southern Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Discovery Research Group, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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- Discovery Research Group, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Exeter, UK
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