正常还是生病的? 导航不确定的肠道行为
Christina McKerchar1, Lee Thompson1, Susan Bidwell1
1<institution content-type="university">Department of Population Health</institution>, <institution content-type="university">University of Otago</institution>, <institution content-type="university">Christchurch</institution>, <addr-line>34 Gloucester Street</addr-line>, <city>Christchurch</city>, <country>New Zealand</country>.
肠道疾病的延迟诊断是常见的,患者经常难以解释不确定的肠道行为. 导航医疗保健可能会令人丧,导致长时间的诊断旅程和被遗弃的感觉.
科学领域:
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 质量健康研究 质量健康研究
背景情况:
- 消化道 (GI) 疾病的延迟诊断是一个持续的挑战.
- 不确定的肠道行为通常是肠道疾病的早期,难以分类的症状.
研究的目的:
- 探索患者对肠道疾病延迟诊断的看法.
- 调查患者对肠道症状的理解以及他们寻求医疗保健的经历.
主要方法:
- 质量研究涉及44次采访新西兰的个人.
- 参与者包括那些被诊断患有肠道疾病的人和其他有症状但没有诊断的人.
主要成果:
- 一个显著的子组 (22名参与者) 在诊断之前经历了长时间的麻烦肠道行为.
- 患者很难定义"正常"的肠道功能,这影响了寻求医疗护理的时间.
- 医疗保健的经验往往令人丧,延迟了诊断,有时会导致被遗弃的感觉.
结论:
- 不确定的肠道行为对于患者和临床医生来说,在确定是否需要进行调查方面都构成了挑战.
- 有效的沟通和患者支持是管理延迟肠道疾病诊断的关键缺口.
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