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- Dorte Kjeldmand, Inger Holmström, and Urban Rosenqvist.
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section for Health Services Research, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden. dorte.kjeldmand@ltjkpg.se
- Patient Educ Couns. 2004 Nov 1; 55 (2): 230-5.
AbstractIn this study, we examined Balint group participants' sense of control and satisfaction in their work situation and their attitudes towards caring for patients with psychosomatic problems. Forty-one GPs filled in a questionnaire with a 10-point visual analogue scale. Of these, 20 had participated in Balint groups for more than one year and 21 were a reference group. The Balint physicians reported better control of their work situation (e.g. taking coffee breaks and participating in decision making), thought less often that the patient should not have come for consultation or that psychosomatic patients were a time-consuming burden, and were less inclined to refer patients or take unneeded tests to terminate the consultation with the patient. These results might indicate higher work-related satisfaction and better doctor-patient relationship.
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