We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Lifestyle consultation in general practice—the doctor's toolbox: a qualitative focus group study.
- Authors
Abildsnes, Eirik; Walseth, Liv T; Flottorp, Signe A; Stensland, Per S
- Abstract
Background. GPs consider individual lifestyle counselling as part of their obligation. There is a lack of knowledge about how such counselling is done.Objective. To investigate what tools GPs utilize in individual consultations concerning lifestyle change.Methods. Qualitative analysis of six focus groups with 50 GPs sharing and commenting each other's case stories.Results. To enhance change of lifestyle, GPs adjusted the organization of their practice and utilized visualization tools. They established doctor–patient relationships based on shared decision making and trust, and gave their patients advice and tips to accomplish change, but also used paternalistic approaches and rhetoric manipulation.Conclusions. GPs use a variety of tools in consultations about lifestyle change. A patient-centred approach is shown, but GPs also deliberately use distressing communication tools.
- Subjects
LIFESTYLES; MEDICAL consultation; FAMILY medicine; TOOLBOXES; QUALITATIVE research; FOCUS groups; GENERAL practitioners
- Publication
Family Practice, 2011, Vol 28, Issue 2, p220
- ISSN
0263-2136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/fampra/cmq093