Incongruent Views of Functioning between Patients and Gastroenterologists: A Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: Gastrointestinal patients, especially those diagnosed with functional digestive disorders (FGIDs), usually present a complex clinical picture that poses a challenge for their management in primary care. The main objective of the current research was to examine the relationship of the congruence of the perception of severity and quality of life between gastroenterologists and their patients with psychological distress and the helping attitude experienced by the latter attended in primary care centres. Additionally, we wanted to explore patients' and practitioners' perceptions. We performed a cross-sectional study with a total of 2261 patients (1562 analysed) that attended three primary care centres. Patients completed questionnaires that measured physical functioning, distress, and percepti

SUBMITTER: Eiroa-Orosa FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9818837 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature