Abstract
Objectives. The family doctor plays an important role in preventing mental health disorders through medical education and early detection of patients with mental health disorders. The objectives of this research are to evaluate the possibility of family doctors to do prevention through medical education and to apply questionnaires to detect depression in patients with chronic disease. In addition, the research aims to identify the barriers perceived by family physicians in performing these activities. Material and method. The research was conducted on the basis of a self-administered questionnaire, which was answered voluntarily by 153 family doctors from 37 counties in Romania, both in rural and urban areas. Results and discussions. The answers to the questions regarding the availability of doctors to do medical education for the prevention of mental health disorders and the possibility to apply questionnaires for the identification of depression in patients with chronic pathology were analyzed. The results show that 59.48% of family doctors do medical education for the prevention of mental health disorders and 41.18% apply questionnaires to detect depression, during the consultation, in patients with chronic pathology. Regarding the barriers perceived by family doctors in achieving prevention, 40.32% answered that they do not do medical education to prevent mental health disorders due to the lack of adapted work tools, 25.80% chose the lack of knowledge of communication techniques and 22.58% lack of time. 45.56% of family physicians answered that they did not apply questionnaires to detect depression due to lack of necessary tools and 40% due to lack of time. Conclusions. The research reveals both the role and the needs of family doctors in the prevention and promotion of mental health in patients with chronic pathology. The ability of family physicians to pursue medical education and the willingness to apply questionnaires for depression can be improved by allocating resources, such as tailored work tools, courses to improve knowledge of specific communication techniques, and time spent on these activities.
Highlights
The results show that 59.48% of family doctors do medical education for the prevention of mental health disorders and 41.18% apply questionnaires to detect depression, during the consultation, in patients with chronic pathology
Informaţia valoroasă pe care o obţinem din această lucrare este legată de barierele şi nevoile percepute de medicii care au răspuns că nu fac educaţie medicală pentru prevenirea tulburărilor de sănătate mintală la pacientul cu patologie cronică, peste 40% dintre medici invocând faptul că nu au instrumente de lucru necesare (chestionare, materiale educative pentru pacienţi) şi aproape 26% pentru că nu cunosc tehnici de comunicare pentru astfel de situaţii
Summary
Au fost analizate răspunsurile la întrebările care au vizat disponibilitatea medicilor de a face educaţie medicală pentru prevenirea tulburărilor de sănătate mintală şi a posibilităţii de a aplica chestionare pentru identificarea depresiei la pacienţii cu patologie cronică. Romanian Medical Journal – Volume LXVIII, No 1, 2021 de familie fac educaţie medicală pentru prevenţia tulburărilor de sănătatea mintală şi 41,18% aplică chestionare pentru depistarea depresiei în cursul consultaţiei la pacienţii cu patologie cronică.
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