Dancing with the patient: a qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and common mental health problems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with multimorbidity, having two or more chronic diseases, suffer frequently from undiagnosed common mental health problems and are an increasing challenge in primary care. There is a call to improve care delivery to address all these patients' needs at the same time. The aim of this study was to identify general practitioners' experiences of managing patients with multimorbidity and common mental health problems in primary care.

Methods

We conducted five focus group interviews with 28 physicians (3-8 participants in each group) in 5 primary care practices in and outside of Stockholm, Sweden. We used a semi-structured interview guide, and we analysed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. The methodological orientation of the study was inductive, late

SUBMITTER: Kappelin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10117273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature