'Maybe we are losing sight of the human dimension' - physicians' approaches to existential, spiritual, and religious needs among patients with chronic pain or multiple sclerosis. A qualitative interview-study.
Aida Hougaard AndersenElisabeth Assing HvidtNiels Christian HvidtKirsten K RoesslerPublished in: Health psychology and behavioral medicine (2020)
Physicians' training seems better suited to meet biomedical objectives and their patients' concrete needs than patients' wish for a relational meeting focused on their subjective lifeworld. This challenge is discussed in relation to modern patient-centeredness, doctor-patient relationship, culturally constructed experiences of privacy, and future clinical practice and research needs.
Keyphrases
- multiple sclerosis
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- clinical practice
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- endothelial cells
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- machine learning
- social media
- sleep quality
- health information
- current status
- white matter
- patient reported
- big data
- virtual reality
- induced pluripotent stem cells