A BJGP podcast about the patients’ gut feelings research
Monday, September 18th, 2023
‘In this episode, we talk to Margje van de Wiel from the Department of Work and Social Psychology, at Maastricht University in The Netherlands’. Title of paper: ‘How do patients in general practice voice their gut feelings and value them?’ Please listen to Margje van de Wiel.
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How patients in general practice voice and value their gut feelings about health
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023
Abstract Background GPs consider their gut feelings a valuable tool in clinical reasoning. Research suggests patients’ gut feelings may be a useful contribution to that process. Describing these feelings more precisely could improve primary care professionals’ (PCPs) recognition of patients’ gut feelings and insight into the underlying reasons. These descriptions would also enable a thorough examination… read more
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‘In the medical world, intuition is essential for the diagnostic process’
Friday, June 23rd, 2023
Interview with Margje van de Wiel by Ianthe Sahadat The English translation of the Dutch interview by Cis van Heertum was published in the magazine accompanying the exhibition ‘Imagine Intuition’, which was held in museum ‘de Lakenhal’ in Leiden from 14 October 2022 to 15 January 2023. Read the interview in Volkskrant – Intuition in… read more
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How general practitioners detect, act upon, and report suspicions of child abuse: an inventory of barriers and opportunities for improvement
Monday, December 5th, 2022
Abstract General practitioners (GPs) are crucial in detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect. However, GPs tend to underreport their suspicions of child abuse. This qualitative study aimed to examine how GPs detect potential child abuse, how they act upon their suspicions, which barriers they encounter and how the detection and reporting of child abuse… read more
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An interview in a Dutch newspaper
Monday, October 17th, 2022
An interview in the Volkskrant with Margje van de Wiel focussed on the cognitive-psychological aspects of gut feelings in general practice. https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-huisarts-moet-zijn-nietpluisgevoel-volgen-in-de-medische-wereld-is-intuitie-fundamenteel~be464027/
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Patients’ gut feelings seem useful in primary care professionals’ decision making
Friday, July 22nd, 2022
Abstract Background Family physicians’ diagnostic gut feelings have proved to be valuable. But what about patients’ gut feelings? Research has shown that patients’ gut feelings may contribute to their physicians’ clinical reasoning. Dutch medical tribunals consider patients’ worry useful for doctors’ diagnostic process. However, how general practitioners and other primary care professionals recognize gut feelings… read more
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Gut feelings in the diagnostic process of Spanish Family Physicians
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022
Bernardino Oliva Fanlo will defend his PhD at the Universitat de les Iles Balears (La Palma, Mallorca, Spain) (3-th Juni 2022) Thesis Bernardino Oliva Fanlo
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Prospective Observational Study on the Prevalence and Diagnostic Value of General Practitioners’ Gut Feelings for Cancer and Serious Diseases
Friday, January 28th, 2022
Abstract Background General practitioners (GPs) have recognized the presence of gut feelings in their diagnostic process. However, little is known about the frequency or determinants of gut feelings or the diagnostic value of gut feelings for cancer and other serious diseases. Objective To assess the prevalence of gut feelings in general practice, examine their determinants… read more
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Child Abuse: how to detect and how to collaborate, a Dutch language interview with two GPs
Friday, January 14th, 2022
De Augeo magazine special voor de huisartsenzorg ‘Kindermishandeling; zo signaleer je en werk je samen’ staat online (link).
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General practitioners’ recognition and management of child abuse: what is going well and what could be improved?
Thursday, November 18th, 2021
In the Netherlands, child abuse affects about 100.000 children resulting in at least 17 child fatalities a year. General practitioners’ (GPs) health care position is of vital importance for recognising and managing child abuse. In this Clinical Lesson, using three illustrating cases, we discuss how GPs’ suspicion of child abuse may arise including the role… read more
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