Abstract

REBELO-NEVES, Catarina; NOGUEIRA, Joana; DIAS, Carlos Amaral  and  TORGAL, Jorge. The psychosomatic approach in Portuguese general and family medicine: a cross-sectional study. Rev Port Med Geral Fam [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.2, pp.71-77. ISSN 2182-5173.

Aim: To establish how the Portuguese general and family specialists perceive and integrate the psychosomatic perspective in their practice. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Portuguese general and family practitioners. Method: Providers answered a self-reported survey from August to November of 2013. Self-reported data collected from 100 Portuguese general and family medicine doctors. Participants are between 26 and 70 years old, 77% female and 23% male. Results: A hundred doctors participated in the survey (77% females) with age from 26 to 77 years old. Professionals use the psychosomatic approach in their clinical practice and they agree with the definition of psychosomatic provided. Conclusions: We find indicators towards the relevance and need for greater information and guidance of general practice physicians

Keywords : Psychosomatic; General and family medicine; Symptoms; Psychosocial.

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