Serological testing for Lyme Borreliosis in general practice:A qualitative study among Dutch general practitioners
Background: Concerns are raised about missed, delayed and inappropriate diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis. Quantitative descriptive studies have demonstrated non-adherence to the guidelines for testing for Lyme Borreliosis. Objectives: To gain insight into the diagnostic practices that general practitioners apply for Lyme Borreliosis, their motives for ordering tests and how they act upon test results. Methods: A qualitative study among 16 general practitioners using semi-structured interviews and thematic content analysis. Results: Five themes were distinguished: (1) recognising localised Lyme Bo... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Vreugdenhil , T M , Leeflang , M , Hovius , J W , Sprong , H , Bont , J , Ang , C W , Pols , J & Van Weert , H C P M 2020 , ' Serological testing for Lyme Borreliosis in general practice : A qualitative study among Dutch general practitioners ' , European Journal of General Practice , vol. 26 , no. 1 , pp. 51-57 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2020.1732347 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27464522 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/b96a8276-4b49-49b4-8dea-dc5c7da454f8 |