Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: BMC Primary Care, E-ISSN 2731-4553, Vol. 25, no 1, article id 56Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
BACKGROUND: Primary health care is the setting for most patients with stress-related mental health problems. Good care processes are important for patients with stress-related mental health problems and the complex needs of these patients has become a challenge for primary care settings which is traditionally designed to manage acute episodes of one illness. The care process of these patients is thus interesting to investigate. The aim of this study was to explore psychologists´ involvement and experiences regarding the organisation of the care process and treatment of patients seeking care for stress-related exhaustion.
METHOD: Fifteen psychologists (14 women and 1 man, age range 27-72 years)c from fifteen different primary health care centres in the western part of Sweden, located in both rural and urban areas were included. Qualitative content analysis of individual semi-structured interviews was conducted.
RESULTS: The analysis resulted in eight subcategories within the two main categories studied illuminating psychologists' involvement and experiences regarding the organisation of the care process and challenges regarding treatment of patients seeking care for stress-related exhaustion.
CONCLUSION: The care process of patients with stress-related exhaustion is perceived to be ineffective and not congruent with the needs of the patients. A lack of holistic overview of the care process, a lack of collaboration and poor utilization of the health care professionals' competence leads to an unstructured process forcing the patients to be the carriers and coordinators of their own care.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2024
Keywords
Burnout, Equal care, Exhaustion, Primary care, Psychologist
National Category
Health Sciences General Practice Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
Research subject
NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21302 (URN)10.1186/s12875-024-02287-7 (DOI)001160547000002 ()38347454 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85185136515 (Scopus ID)
Note
CC-BY 4.0
This study was financed by grants from the Swedish state under the agreement between the Swedish government and the county councils, the ALF agreement (ALFGBG-726011).
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