The European journal of general practice
-
Physicians with a serious illness face difficult decisions about revealing this sensitive information to patients. Self-disclosure of illness is a largely unexplored topic, particularly from the patient's perspective. ⋯ Physician self-disclosure of major illnesses to patients can reveal the physician's humanity, encourage empathy on the part of patients and strengthen the physician-patient relationship. This report adds to current knowledge about when to share this powerful information with patients and highlights the topic's importance in the education of future doctors.
-
Research has shown improved health outcomes when patients are involved in managing their health conditions and when their individual needs are considered. ⋯ A good GP-patient relationship was considered an important aspect to providing and facilitating for involvement of patients with COPD or TD2. Scoping review registration: https://osf.io/ynqt2.
-
Many medical family history (FH) tools are available for various settings. Although FH tools can be a powerful health screening tool in primary care (PC), they are currently underused. ⋯ Despite the potential of FH tools to improve risk stratification of patients in PC, clinical performance of current tools remains limited as well as their integration in EMR systems. Twenty-one FH tools are designed to be self-administered by patients.
-
There is currently no cure for dementia but general practitioners (GPs) have therapeutic options available to counteract the progression of mild cognitive impairment, including drug and non-drug treatment. So far, few studies have investigated treatment strategies preferred by GPs. ⋯ Many GPs feel confident about influencing the progression of dementia and believe they can intervene effectively, using various (non-drug) treatment measures and referrals to support services. GPs perceive challenges, including obstacles in interdisciplinary collaboration and negative impacts after drug administration. To improve the conditions for GP intervention, it depends on expanding interdisciplinary collaboration and care strategies.