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The reasons patients request "checkups": implications for office practice.

J E Connelly, A I Mushlin

    Journal of General Internal Medicine
    |May 1, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    Patients seeking checkups often have hidden reasons beyond health screening, including psychosocial issues. Physicians should explore these underlying concerns, not just assume a need for routine examinations.

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    Area of Science:

    • General internal medicine
    • Primary care
    • Patient-physician communication

    Background:

    • Physicians often assume patient checkups are solely for asymptomatic disease detection.
    • Periodic health examinations may not address patients' covert reasons for seeking medical care.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the diverse reasons why patients request general medical practice appointments for checkups.
    • To understand if patients' stated reasons for checkups align with their actual health needs.

    Main Methods:

    • Interviewed 38 consecutive patients requesting a new appointment for a checkup at an academic general medical practice.
    • Patients stated their appointment was for a checkup and not an acute problem.

    Main Results:

    • Only 24% of patients cited health screening as their primary reason for a checkup.
    • 52% reported two or more reasons, including psychosocial problems, health concerns, or symptoms.
    • Psychosocial issues were a reason for 45% of patients requesting checkups, either alone or with other concerns.

    Conclusions:

    • Physicians should recognize that patients' motivations for checkups are often multifaceted.
    • A periodic health examination may be insufficient; physicians must identify and address covert patient needs.
    • Alertness to diverse patient reasons for seeking care can improve primary care effectiveness.

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