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Reflexivity--a strategy for a patient-centred approach in general practice.
C Baarts1, C Tulinius, S Reventlow
1Department of General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Family Practice
|October 6, 2000
Summary
General practitioners can enhance patient-centered care by using reflexivity, a strategy involving self-aware knowledge production. This approach helps GPs access deeper patient insights by integrating personal experience and self-knowledge for better health understanding.
Area of Science:
- Medical Sociology
- General Practice Research
- Qualitative Health Research
Background:
- General practice traditionally integrates patient illness experiences with biomedical disease models.
- Long-term patient-GP relationships foster a holistic view of the patient's situation.
Observation:
- Reflexivity involves a conscious awareness of knowledge creation during clinical encounters.
- General Practitioners (GPs) can leverage reflexivity to uncover additional patient information.
Findings:
- Conscious use of reflexivity allows GPs to access patients' unique health perspectives.
- Integrating personal experience through reflexivity enhances understanding of patient-centered care.
Implications:
- Reflexivity offers a valuable strategy for implementing patient-centered medicine in general practice.
- This approach can bridge the gap between patient and physician understanding of health.
- Enhanced GP self-knowledge through reflexivity improves patient care outcomes.