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General Practitioners' Perceptions of Patient Involvement-An Interview Study
Birgitte Nørgaard1, Elisa Simonsen1, Nanna Aarup Skotte1
1Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
|April 7, 2025
Summary
General practitioners (GPs) view patient involvement as crucial for tailored treatment, balancing information and negotiation for compliance. Challenges arise with misinformed patients or when GPs face poor status.
Area of Science:
- Primary Care Medicine
- Health Services Research
- Qualitative Research Methods
Background:
- General Practitioners (GPs) are central to healthcare delivery.
- Patient involvement is essential for personalized and effective treatment.
- Understanding GPs' perspectives on patient involvement is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore General Practitioners' (GPs) perceptions of patient involvement.
- To identify challenges and opportunities related to patient involvement in primary care.
- To understand how GPs facilitate patient engagement in treatment.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study design.
- Semi-structured interviews with 12 General Practitioners (GPs).
- Inductive thematic analysis of interview data.
Main Results:
- Six key themes emerged: Relation and knowledge, Negotiation, Compliance, Information/communication/dialog, Time/process, and GPs' considerations.
- GPs utilize various strategies to inform patients and negotiate power for treatment compliance.
- Patient involvement is perceived as a tool for compliance, but its effectiveness is context-dependent.
Conclusions:
- GPs equate patient involvement with information provision to achieve compliance, viewing them as interdependent.
- Patient involvement is challenging for GPs when patients are misinformed or the GP's status is compromised.
- Effective patient involvement requires careful management of information, communication, and power dynamics.
Keywords:
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