Challenging Encounters: A Systematic Scoping Review to Understand Patients' Influence on GPs' Compliance With Imaging Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The shift in healthcare from paternalistic to patient-centred care has led patients to actively engage in their own health journeys. As gatekeepers, General practitioners (GPs) face growing pressure from patients who, having accessed online health information, request diagnostic imaging, often contrary to established clinical guidelines.

Aim

This review explores the dynamic interactions among patients, GPs, and the broader healthcare system, offering insights into how to balance patient-centred and value-based care. The research specifically asked: what challenges do GPs face when responding to patient requests, and how do these challenges hinder adherence to guidelines on appropriate imaging? It also investigated what evidence-based strategies GPs use to address p

SUBMITTER: De Silva L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917351 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature