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Patient enablement requires physician empathy: a cross-sectional study of general practice consultations in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in Scotland
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BACKGROUND: Patient 'enablement' is a term closely aligned with 'empowerment' and its measurement in a general practice consultation has been operationalised in the widely used patient enablement instrument (PEI), a patient-rated measure of consultation outcome. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the factors that influence enablement, particularly the effect of socio-economic deprivation. The aim of the study is to assess the factors influencing patient enablement in GP consultations in areas of high and low deprivation. METHODS: A questionnaire study was carried out on 3,044 patients attending 26 GPs (16 in areas of high socio-economic deprivation and 10 in low deprivation areas, in the west of Scotland). Patient expectation (confidence that the doctor would be able to help) was recorded prior to the consultation. PEI, GP empathy (measured by the CARE Measure), and a range of other measures and variables were recorded after the consultation. Data analysis employed multi-level modelling and multivariate analyses with the PEI as the dependant variable. RESULTS: Although numerous variables showed a univariate association with patient enablement, only four factors were independently predictive after multilevel multivariate analysis; patients with multimorbidity of 3 or more long-term conditions (reflecting poor chronic general health), and those consulting about a long-standing problem had reduced enablement scores in both affluent and deprived areas. In deprived areas, emotional distress (GHQ-caseness) had an additional negative effect on enablement. Perceived GP empathy had a positive effect on enablement in both affluent and deprived areas. Maximal patient enablement was never found with low empathy. CONCLUSIONS: Although other factors influence patient enablement, the patients' perceptions of the doctors' empathy is of key importance in patient enablement in general practice consultations in both high and low deprivation settings.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mercer, S. W., Jani, B. D., Maxwell, M., Wong, S. Y., & Watt, G. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Stirling (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Mercer, Stewart W
- Venue
- BMC Family Practice
- Published
- 2012-02-08
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-6
- ISSN
- 1471-2296 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3329411
- OpenAlex
- W2138386680
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 7.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
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- BMC Family Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Scottish Government
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Empathy and Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Keywords
- patient enablement, patient empowerment, physician empathy, socioeconomic deprivation, general practitioner visits, Patient Enablement Instrument, CARE measure, multimorbidity, emotional distress, patient expectations, consultation outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Empathy, Family Practice, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Physician-Patient Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Referral and Consultation, Scotland, Socioeconomic Factors, Reproducibility of Results, Patient Satisfaction, Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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