Journal article
Communicating Gastrointestinal Symptoms: The Patient's Challenge
Abstract
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders present with signs that are objective and symptoms that are subjective, evaluable only if an individual can recognize, characterize, describe, and communicate them to a healthcare professional (HCP). The aim of this study was to quantify the extent to which healthcare seekers perceive difficulties in communicating their GI symptoms to HCPs. Interviews were conducted in two settings where individuals were expected …
Authors
Dhaliwal SK; Hunt RH; Armstrong D
Journal
Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 83–92
Publisher
Begell House
Publication Date
2018
DOI
10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.2018025987
ISSN
0278-940X