Opinions of Slovenian family physicians on medically unexplained symptoms: A qualitative study

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 705-715

  Ivetić, Vojislav ^a,c   Kersnik, Janko ^a,b   Klemenc Ketiš, Zalika ^a,b   Švab, Igor ^b   Kolšek, Marko ^b   Poplas Susič, Tonka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c NONE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

doctor patient relationship; family medicine; focus groups; Medically unexplained symptoms; MUS; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLOVENIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; TRUST; WORK EXPERIENCE;

DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; FAMILY MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS; MUS; QUALITATIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLOVENIA; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84887397278     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513480079     Document Type: Article

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