A doctor close at hand: How GPs view their role in cancer care.

摘要: AbstractObjective. To explore GPs’ own views on their role in cancer care. Design. Qualitative study based semi-structured interviews. Setting. Norwegian primary Methods. The stories of 14 GPs concerning 18 patients were analyzed for core content and abstracted into general ideas, to create a broader sense the experienced professional role. Results. claimed have an important In our analysis, three main aspects work emerged: first, as flexible mediator, e.g. between patient clinic, interpreting translating; second, efficient “handyman”, solving practical problems locally; third, personal companion throughout illness. Conclusion. interviewed see place care being close patients. many tasks we found aspects: mediating, practical, personal.