Perceptions of the medical relevance of patients` stories of painful and adverse life experiences: a focus group study among Norwegian General Practitioners
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Perceptions of the medical relevance of patients` stories of painful and adverse life experiences : a focus group study among Norwegian General Practitioners. / Ronneberg, Marianne; Mjolstad, Bente Prytz; Hvas, Lotte; Getz, Linn.
In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2108560, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Perceptions of the medical relevance of patients` stories of painful and adverse life experiences
T2 - a focus group study among Norwegian General Practitioners
AU - Ronneberg, Marianne
AU - Mjolstad, Bente Prytz
AU - Hvas, Lotte
AU - Getz, Linn
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose Adverse life experiences increase the risk of health problems. Little is known about General Practitioners' (GPs') thoughts, clinical concepts, and work patterns related to eliciting, including, or excluding their patients' stories of painful and adverse life experiences. We wanted to explore GPs' perceptions of the medical relevance of stories of painful and adverse life experiences, and to focus on what hinders or facilitates working with such stories. Method Eighteen Norwegian GPs participated in three focus group interviews. The interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results The participating GPs' views on the clinical relevance of patients' painful and adverse experiences varied considerably. Our analysis revealed two distinct stances: a confident-accepting stance, and an ambivalent-conditional stance. GPs encountered barriers to exploring such stories: scepticism on behalf of the medical discipline; scepticism on behalf of the patients; and, uncertainty regarding how to address stories of painful and adverse experiences in consultations. Work with painful stories was best facilitated when GPs manifested personal openness and prepared availability, within the context of a doctor-patient relationship based on trust. Conclusions Clearer processes for handling biographical information and life experiences that affect patients' health are needed to facilitate the work of primary care physicians.
AB - Purpose Adverse life experiences increase the risk of health problems. Little is known about General Practitioners' (GPs') thoughts, clinical concepts, and work patterns related to eliciting, including, or excluding their patients' stories of painful and adverse life experiences. We wanted to explore GPs' perceptions of the medical relevance of stories of painful and adverse life experiences, and to focus on what hinders or facilitates working with such stories. Method Eighteen Norwegian GPs participated in three focus group interviews. The interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results The participating GPs' views on the clinical relevance of patients' painful and adverse experiences varied considerably. Our analysis revealed two distinct stances: a confident-accepting stance, and an ambivalent-conditional stance. GPs encountered barriers to exploring such stories: scepticism on behalf of the medical discipline; scepticism on behalf of the patients; and, uncertainty regarding how to address stories of painful and adverse experiences in consultations. Work with painful stories was best facilitated when GPs manifested personal openness and prepared availability, within the context of a doctor-patient relationship based on trust. Conclusions Clearer processes for handling biographical information and life experiences that affect patients' health are needed to facilitate the work of primary care physicians.
KW - General Practice
KW - adverse life experiences
KW - embodiment
KW - causality
KW - dualism
KW - biopsychosocial model
KW - narratives
KW - patient-centred medicine
KW - doctor-patient relationship
KW - KNOWLEDGE
KW - ART
U2 - 10.1080/17482631.2022.2108560
DO - 10.1080/17482631.2022.2108560
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35983640
VL - 17
JO - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
JF - International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
SN - 1748-2623
IS - 1
M1 - 2108560
ER -
ID: 317586059