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The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study
The aim of this study is to describe how Belgian family physicians register and use the family history data of their patients in daily practice. Qualitative in-depth semistructured one-to-one interviews were conducted including 16 family physicians in Belgium. These interviews were recorded, transcr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/695763 |
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author | Daelemans, Sarah Vandevoorde, Jan Vansintejan, Johan Borgermans, Liesbeth Devroey, Dirk |
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description | The aim of this study is to describe how Belgian family physicians register and use the family history data of their patients in daily practice. Qualitative in-depth semistructured one-to-one interviews were conducted including 16 family physicians in Belgium. These interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed. Recurring themes were identified and compared with findings from the existing literature. All interviewed family physicians considered the family history as an important part of the medical records. Half of the surveyed physicians confirmed knowing the family history of at least 50% of their patients. The data on family history were mainly collected during the first consultations with the patient. The majority of physicians did not use a standardised questionnaire or form to collect and to record the family history. To estimate the impact of a family history, physicians seldom use official guidance or resources. Physicians perceived a lack of time and unreliable information provided by their patients as obstacles to collect and interpret the family history. Solutions that foster the use of family history data were identified at the level of the physician and also included the development of specific instruments integrated within the electronic medical record. |
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spelling | pubmed-37285052013-08-16 The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study Daelemans, Sarah Vandevoorde, Jan Vansintejan, Johan Borgermans, Liesbeth Devroey, Dirk Adv Prev Med Research Article The aim of this study is to describe how Belgian family physicians register and use the family history data of their patients in daily practice. Qualitative in-depth semistructured one-to-one interviews were conducted including 16 family physicians in Belgium. These interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed. Recurring themes were identified and compared with findings from the existing literature. All interviewed family physicians considered the family history as an important part of the medical records. Half of the surveyed physicians confirmed knowing the family history of at least 50% of their patients. The data on family history were mainly collected during the first consultations with the patient. The majority of physicians did not use a standardised questionnaire or form to collect and to record the family history. To estimate the impact of a family history, physicians seldom use official guidance or resources. Physicians perceived a lack of time and unreliable information provided by their patients as obstacles to collect and interpret the family history. Solutions that foster the use of family history data were identified at the level of the physician and also included the development of specific instruments integrated within the electronic medical record. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3728505/ /pubmed/23956863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/695763 Text en Copyright © 2013 Sarah Daelemans et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Daelemans, Sarah Vandevoorde, Jan Vansintejan, Johan Borgermans, Liesbeth Devroey, Dirk The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title | The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title_full | The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title_fullStr | The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title_short | The Use of Family History in Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Study |
title_sort | use of family history in primary health care: a qualitative study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728505/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23956863 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/695763 |
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