Communication about medication management during patient-physician consultations in primary care: a participant observation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore communication about medication management during annual consultations in primary care.

Design

passive participant observations of primary care consultations.

Setting

Two primary care centres in southern Sweden.

Participants

Consultations between 18 patients (over the age of 60 years) with chronic diseases and 10 general practitioners (GPs) were observed, audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using content analysis.

Results

Four categories emerged: communication barriers, striving for a shared understanding of medication management, evaluation of the current medication treatment and the plan ahead and behavioural changes in relation to medication management. Misunderstandings in communication, failure to report changes in the medic

SUBMITTER: Adelsjo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639081 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature