Tip 2 diyabetli hastaların aile hekimiyle iletişimi ile ilgili görüş ve deneyimleri: Kalitatif çalışma

Aim. This qualitative study is aimed to determine the status of Type 2 diabetic patients to prefer primary care during follow-up, their views on DM management at primary care, the communication between them and family physician and the influential factors and causes of these factors in communication with family physicians. Methods. 20 Type 2 diabetic patients were selected with maximum variation sampling through the patients volunteered to participate in this research. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured, face to face interviews. Interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed, and qualitatively analyzed afterwards. Results. DM patients may select family physicians during their follow-up due to comprehensive , holistic approach and easy access to physicians and family health center. The expected features of family physicians are friendliness, ease of access, empathy and the high level of knowledge. Conclusion. In our study, we detected that the features of family physicians, in case of following up chronic diseaases such as DM, that are expected by the patients are fully met by the core competencies of family medicine at primary health care, which has a very important place in the system of health services