Identification and Ranking of Core Values in Family Medicine: A Mixed Methods Study From Ukraine.

ABSTRACT: Introduction/Context: The term core value (CV) can be defined as fundamental beliefs or principles, guiding one's behavior in a social context. Though core competencies of family medicine (FM) have been clearly defined by WONCA, there has been an ongoing debate on what the CVs are for family doctors (FDs). Ukraine is a developing country in the middle of Europe with a population of 43 million inhabitants, gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Ukraine is a low-income country, developing a modern European healthcare system, especially regarding FM. To implement WONCA standards, it is mandatory to assess the ongoing understanding of CVs in clinical daily practice among active FDs, working in different countries of Europe including Ukraine. Research questions: How do

SUBMITTER: Kolesnyk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8019795 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature