2004
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-5-24
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Family doctors' involvement with families in Estonia

Abstract: Background: Family doctors should care for individuals in the context of their family. Family has a powerful influence on health and illness and family interventions have been shown to improve health outcomes for a variety of health problems. The aim of the study was to investigate the Estonian family doctors' (FD) attitudes to the patients' family-related issues in their work: to explore the degree of FDs involvement in family matters, their preparedness for management of family-related issues and their self-… Show more

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“…GPs do not feel competent to counsel relationship problems in general and need additional training regarding relationship management. 10 On the other hand, with adequate training they could include couples counselling in their practice, particularly to identify couples in crisis, and to provide preventive strategies to improve marital satisfaction. 11 A study on marital satisfaction from American primary health care proposed that a 1-item question with a visual analogue scale (VAS) could be as useful as a 32-item screening tool in primary care.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…GPs do not feel competent to counsel relationship problems in general and need additional training regarding relationship management. 10 On the other hand, with adequate training they could include couples counselling in their practice, particularly to identify couples in crisis, and to provide preventive strategies to improve marital satisfaction. 11 A study on marital satisfaction from American primary health care proposed that a 1-item question with a visual analogue scale (VAS) could be as useful as a 32-item screening tool in primary care.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%