Author/Authors :
Başer, Duygu Ayhan Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Kahveci, Rabia Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Aksoy, Hilal Etimesgut Toplum Sağlığı Merkezi - Toplum Sağlığı, Turkey , Döner, Pınar Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Kasım, İsmail Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Şencan, İrfan Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Özkara, Adem Hitit Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The opinions and experiences of Type 2 diabetic patients with family physicians about communication: Qualitative study
Abstract :
Aim. This qualitative study is aimed to determine the status of Type 2 diabetic patients to prefer primary care during follow-up, their views on DM management at primary care, the communication between them and family physician and the influential factors and causes of these factors in communication with family physicians. Methods. 20 Type 2 diabetic patients were selected with maximum variation sampling through the patients volunteered to participate in this research. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured, face to face interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed, and qualitatively analyzed afterwards. Results. DM patients may select family physicians during their follow-up due to comprehensive , holistic approach and easy access to physicians and family health center. The expected features of family physicians are friendliness, ease of access, empathy and the high level of knowledge. Conclusion. In our study, we detected that the features of family physicians, in case of following up chronic diseaases such as DM, that are expected by the patients are fully met by the core competencies of family medicine at primary health care, which has a very important place in the system of health services.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Diabetes management , family medicine , patient , physician communication , primary health care systems , qualitative research
JournalTitle :
Cumhuriyet Medical Journal
