- Abstract:
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Almost all doctors encounter difficulties in managing some patients. Previous studies have examined the characteristics of such patients: we have additionally studied the reasons why hospital doctors find these patients 'difficult to help'. Three clinics (two medical and one surgical) were studied. The consultants rated 60 (22%) of 293 attenders s severely or extremely difficult to help. Difficulty was associated with greater patient distress (odds ratio 3.9; 95% CI 2.0-7.7), less patient sat...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- The Quarterly journal of medicine
- Volume:
- 87
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 187-193
- Publication date:
- 1994-03-05
- ISSN:
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0033-5622
- URN:
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uuid:1c4de6fd-3cec-4597-b4d2-e5905b43ba86
- Source identifiers:
-
175842
- Local pid:
- pubs:175842
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 1994
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Why do doctors find some patients difficult to help?
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