@article{ref1,
title="Communication about risk: diversity among primary care professionals",
journal="Family practice",
year="1998",
author="Edwards, A. and Matthews, E. and Pill, R. and Bloor, M.",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="296-300",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify the important clinical topics and to report current practice of communication about risk in primary care. METHODS: We carried out a qualitative study using six semi-structured focus group discussions with primary care professionals. The subjects were 36 primary care professionals from general practice, practice nurse, district nurse, community psychiatric nurse and health visitor disciplines. RESULTS: All clinical topics were felt to raise issues of effective risk communication. Participants expressed concern about the lack of accessible up-to-date information and the problems of conveying information to patients. They described the circumstances and contexts in which communication varies and is difficult, and identified media and medico-legal influences and professional uncertainty as also contributing to the problems of risk communication. Specific training in risk communication was identified as an important need. CONCLUSIONS: The complexity of risk communication and diversity of influences on it will require wide-ranging interventions in order to address them. Standardized communication may be a difficult goal to attain.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0263-2136",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}