"I think this is maybe our Achilles heel..." exploring GPs' responses to young people presenting with emotional distress in general practice: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An exploratory study to investigate general practitioners' (GPs') views and experiences of consulting with young people (aged 12-19 years) presenting with emotional distress in general practice.

Design

A qualitative study using grounded theory and situational analysis. Empirical data were generated through in-depth interviews based on a topic guide developed from the literature, and augmented with a series of situational maps. Continuous field notes and theoretical memos were recorded during data collection and analysis. The data were analysed using the constant comparative method of grounded theory. There were three levels of analysis. The first level developed the open codes and is presented here.

Setting

18 general practices located in the north east of E

SUBMITTER: Roberts JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3773639 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature