"We're trained to trust our patients": a qualitative study on the general practitioners' trust in patients for colorectal cancer shared care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a therapeutic partnership, physicians rely on patients to describe their health conditions, join in shared decision-making, and engage with supported self-management activities. In shared care, the patient, primary care, and specialist services partner together using agreed processes and outputs for the patient to be placed at the centre of their care. However, few empirical studies have explored physicians' trust in patients and its implications for shared care models.

Aim

To explore trust in patients amongst general practitioners (GPs), and the impacts of trust on GPs' willingness to engage in new models of care, such as colorectal cancer shared care.

Methods

GP participants were recruited through professional networks for semi-structured interviews. T

SUBMITTER: Yong FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature