Family Doctors Facing Break-Point Decision: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Health professionals, especially working physicians, experience terrible psychological effects from their work since they see patients' conditions worsen till they pass away. Gaining a thorough grasp of the experiences of general practitioners working in Ostergotland County, Sweden, was one of the primary goals of the current study. To gather information from study participants, a cross-sectional study was carried out. This survey comprised 121 health professionals in total. Participants were given a 19-question questionnaire. The results of the study indicated that the majority of doctors have more than 20 years of experience, more than half of the sample said that making a break-point decision is difficult, and the majority of doctors (n=46, 79%) said they felt more confident in their ability to make decisions when multiple doctors were involved in the process. About 79% of the sample had graduations from within the European Union, with 65% of those degrees coming from Sweden. About 50% of the doctors who made decisions did so based on their own experiences, while the majority of doctors (67%) think that patient relatives' input is important when making decisions. Together, these factors make break-point decision-making for physicians a challenging and intricate undertaking, even with their vast medical knowledge. Involving patients and consulting with colleagues can boost trust in the decision-making process.