Physicians' professionalism from the patients' perspective: a qualitative study at a single-family practice in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Professionalism is a crucial component of medical practice. It is a culturally sensitive notion that generally consists of behaviors, values, communication, and relationships. This study is a qualitative study exploring physician professionalism from the patients' perspective.

Methods

Focus group discussions with patients attending a family medicine center attached to a tertiary care hospital were carried out using the four gates model of Arabian medical professionalism that is appropriate to Arab culture. Discussions with patients were recorded and transcribed. Data were thematically analyzed using NVivo software.

Results

Three main themes emerged from the data. (1) In dealing with patients, participants expected respect but understood delays in seeing p

SUBMITTER: AlFaris E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10249207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature