Medical students seeking medical help: a qualitative study
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Jill Thistlethwaite1, Frances Quirk, Rebecca Evans
1Warwick Medical School, Institute of Clinical Education, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. j.e.thistlethwaite@warwick.ac.uk
Background:
This study explores the factors influencing students to seek medical help, and student perceptions in relation to student-doctor interactions with implications for health help-seeking behaviours.
Method:
Students were interviewed across year groups. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and qualitatively analysed.
Results:
We interviewed 22 students and identified common themes.
Conclusion:
Medical students reflect on issues related to seeking medical help, their choice of GP and the decision whether to divulge they are medical students.
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