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Published in: BMC Health Services Research 1/2007

Open Access 01-12-2007 | Research article

Patient-provider interaction from the perspectives of type 2 diabetes patients in Muscat, Oman: a qualitative study

Authors: Nadia Abdulhadi, Mohammed Al Shafaee, Solveig Freudenthal, Claes-Göran Östenson, Rolf Wahlström

Published in: BMC Health Services Research | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Background

Patients' expectations and perceptions of the medical encounter and interactions are important tools in diabetes management. Some problems regarding the interaction during encounters may be related to a lack of communication skills on the part of either the physician or the patient.
This study aimed at exploring the perceptions of type 2 diabetes patients regarding the medical encounters and quality of interactions with their primary health-care providers.

Methods

Four focus group discussions (two women and two men groups) were conducted among 27 purposively selected patients (13 men and 14 women) from six primary health-care centres in Muscat, Oman. Qualitative content analysis was applied.

Results

The patients identified some weaknesses regarding the patient-provider communication like: unfriendly welcoming; interrupted consultation privacy; poor attention and eye contact; lack of encouraging the patients to ask questions on the providers' side; and inability to participate in medical dialogue or express concerns on the patients' side. Other barriers and difficulties related to issues of patient-centeredness, organization of diabetes clinics, health education and professional competency regarding diabetes care were also identified.

Conclusion

The diabetes patients' experiences with the primary health-care providers showed dissatisfaction with the services. We suggest appropriate training for health-care providers with regard to diabetes care and developing of communication skills with emphasis on a patient-centred approach. An efficient use of available resources in diabetes clinics and distributing responsibilities between team members in close collaboration with patients and their families seems necessary. Further exploration of the providers' work situation and barriers to good interaction is needed. Our findings can help the policy makers in Oman, and countries with similar health systems, to improve the quality and organizational efficiency of diabetes care services.
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Metadata
Title
Patient-provider interaction from the perspectives of type 2 diabetes patients in Muscat, Oman: a qualitative study
Authors
Nadia Abdulhadi
Mohammed Al Shafaee
Solveig Freudenthal
Claes-Göran Östenson
Rolf Wahlström
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Health Services Research / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-7-162

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