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Clinical Gaze in Risk-Factor Haze : Swedish GPs’ Perceptions of Prescribing Cardiovascular Preventive Drugs
Joint Authors
Rudebeck, Carl Edvard
Hultberg, Josabeth
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aims.
To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) descriptions of their thoughts and action when prescribing cardiovascular preventive drugs.
Methods.
Qualitative content analysis of transcribed group interviews with 14 participants from two primary health care centres in the southeast of Sweden.
Results.
GPs’ prescribing of cardiovascular preventive drugs, from their own descriptions, involved “the patient as calculated” and “the inclination to prescribe,” which were negotiated in the interaction with “the patient in front of me.” In situations with high cardiovascular risk, the GPs reported a tendency to adopt a directive consultation style.
In situations with low cardiovascular risk and great uncertainty about the net benefit of preventive drugs, the GPs described a preference for an informed patient choice.
Conclusions.
Our findings suggest that GPs mainly involve patients at low and uncertain risk of cardiovascular disease in treatment decisions, whereas patient involvement tends to decrease when GPs judge the cardiovascular risk as high.
Our findings may serve as a memento for clinicians, and we suggest them to be considered in training in communication skills.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hultberg, Josabeth& Rudebeck, Carl Edvard. 2012. Clinical Gaze in Risk-Factor Haze : Swedish GPs’ Perceptions of Prescribing Cardiovascular Preventive Drugs. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485066
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hultberg, Josabeth& Rudebeck, Carl Edvard. Clinical Gaze in Risk-Factor Haze : Swedish GPs’ Perceptions of Prescribing Cardiovascular Preventive Drugs. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485066
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hultberg, Josabeth& Rudebeck, Carl Edvard. Clinical Gaze in Risk-Factor Haze : Swedish GPs’ Perceptions of Prescribing Cardiovascular Preventive Drugs. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485066
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485066