Somatisation in primary care: experiences of primary care physicians involved in a training program and in a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A new intervention aimed at managing patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) based on a specific set of communication techniques was developed, and tested in a cluster randomised clinical trial. Due to the modest results obtained and in order to improve our intervention we need to know the GPs' attitudes towards patients with MUS, their experience, expectations and the utility of the communication techniques we proposed and the feasibility of implementing them. Physicians who took part in 2 different training programs and in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) for patients with MUS were questioned to ascertain the reasons for the doctors' participation in the trial and the attitudes, experiences and expectations of GPs about the intervention.

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SUBMITTER: Aiarzaguena JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2790434 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature