Patients' gut feelings seem useful in primary care professionals' decision making.

Erik StolperM W J van de WielM A van BokhovenG J DinantP Van Royen

Published in: BMC primary care (2022)

Primary care professionals regularly considered patients' gut feelings useful, as they might contribute to their clinical reasoning and to a deeper understanding of the patient's problem. The next step could be to ask patients themselves about their gut feelings and explore their diagnostic value.

Keyphrases

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