TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Communication about risk: diversity among primary care professionals
JO  - Family practice
A1  - Edwards, A.
A1  - Matthews, E.
A1  - Pill, R.
A1  - Bloor, M.
SP  - 296
EP  - 300
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0263-2136
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -