The attitudes of family physicians toward a child with delayed growth and development
| Autor: | Servet Aker, Elif Şimşek Karadağ, Mustafa Sahin, Tuğba Korkmaz, Ömer Kınalı |
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| Přispěvatelé: | OMÜ |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Turkey Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Primary health care 03 medical and health sciences Presentation 0302 clinical medicine growth delay Surveys and Questionnaires 030225 pediatrics primary medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Care Planning media_common Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Physicians Family Middle Aged Judgmental language developmental delay Child Preschool Family medicine Female Delayed growth Growth and Development Descriptive research Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Primary Health Care Research & Development. 18:411-418 |
| ISSN: | 1477-1128 1463-4236 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1463423617000263 |
| Popis: | Aim The purpose of this study was to assess the attitude of family physicians toward a child with delayed growth and development. Background Primary healthcare professionals play a key role in monitoring growth and development, the best indicator of the child’s health status. If delayed growth and development can be detected early, then it is usually possible to restore functioning. Methods This descriptive study was performed in Samsun, Turkey, in May and June 2015. In total, 325 family physicians were included. The study consisted of two parts. In the first session of the research, the story of an 18-month-old child with delayed growth and development was presented using visual materials. An interview between the child’s mother and a member of primary healthcare staff was then enacted by two of the authors using role-playing. Subsequently, participants were given the opportunity to ask the mother and member of primary healthcare staff questions about the case. During the sessions, two observers observed the participants, took notes and compared these after the presentation. In the second part of the study, the participants were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of three open-ended questions. Findings When asking questions of the mother, family physicians generally used accusatory and judgmental language. One of the questions most commonly put to the mother was ‘Do you think you are a good mother?’ Family physicians were keen to provide instruction for the patient and relatives. Family physicians to a large extent thought that the problem of a child with delayed growth and development can be resolved through education. Conclusions Family physicians’ manner of establishing relations with the patient and relatives is inappropriate. We therefore think that they should receive on-going in-service training on the subject. |
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