Table 3 GPs’ primary reasons for unimportance stratified according to the nature of patients’ problems
Doctor sees (is)…reasons (N)* | No need for attention | Fatalistic | No mandate | No responsibility | Adopts patient’s view | Patient not compliant | Well treated problem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Pain | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Senses | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Functional disability | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Housing & finances | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medication | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cognition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mood | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lifestyle | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Immunisation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |