The impact of informational interventions about cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome on GPs referral behavior

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-32

  Scheeres, Korine ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a   Mes, Carola ^b   Bleijenberg, Gijs ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; General practitioners; Implementation; Informational interventions; Referral behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PAMPHLETS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 34547197358     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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