| Autor: |
Beverly EA, Hultgren BA, Brooks KM, Ritholz MD, Abrahamson MJ, Weinger K, Beverly, Elizabeth A, Hultgren, Brittney A, Brooks, Kelly M, Ritholz, Marilyn D, Abrahamson, Martin J, Weinger, Katie |
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Diabetes Care; May2011, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p1086-1088, 3p |
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Objective: To explore physicians' awareness of and responses to type 2 diabetic patients' social and emotional difficulties.Research Design and Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with 19 physicians. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: Three themes emerged: 1) physicians' awareness of patients' social and emotional difficulties: physicians recognized the frequency and seriousness of patients' social and emotional difficulties; 2) physicians' responses to patients' social and emotional difficulties: many reported that intervening with these difficulties was challenging with few treatment options beyond making referrals, individualizing care, and recommending more frequent follow-up visits; and 3) the impact of patients' social and emotional difficulties on physicians: few available patient treatment options, time constraints, and a perceived lack of psychological expertise contributed to physicians' feeling frustrated, inadequate, and overwhelmed.Conclusions: Recognition and understanding of physicians' challenges when treating diabetes patients' social and emotional difficulties are important for developing programmatic interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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