Family physician enabling attitudes: a qualitative study of patient perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family physicians frequently interact with people affected by chronic diseases, placing them in a privileged position to enable patients to gain control over and improve their health. Soliciting patients' perceptions about how their family physician can help them in this process is an essential step to promoting enabling attitudes among these health professionals. In this study, we aimed to identify family physician enabling attitudes and behaviours from the perspective of patients with chronic diseases.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive qualitative study with 30 patients, 35 to 75 years of age presenting at least one common chronic disease, recruited in primary care clinics in two regions of Quebec, Canada. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and wer

SUBMITTER: Hudon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3556105 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature