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See Latest ArticlesLonely patients in general practice: a call for revealing GPs’ emotions? A qualitative study
Family Practice, 09/22/09
van der Zweta J et al. – GPs considered loneliness as something subjective, a feeling. They found it relevant to know whether their patients were lonely. However, they had difficulty defining their task and experienced a lack of therapeutic options. Beside feelings of pity and interest, lonely patients could evoke feelings of frustration and powerlessness. These feelings were more pronounced when patients were chronically lonely and could cause GPs to spend less time on these patients or refer them more often. GPs did not constructively use their own emotions during consultation. When confronted with lonely patients, a helpful distinction could be made between transitory and chronic loneliness. Chronically lonely patients are more likely to evoke negative feelings and behaviour in their GPs. GPs should try to recognize these emotions and make sure they do not harmfully influence consultation.
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