Abstract
The first meeting with a patient is usually devoted to identifying the patient’s health problem or healthcare needs. The biopsychosocial (BPS) model works with a broad definition of “the problem.” The gynecologist, midwife, etc.—for the sake of brevity, from this point on, we will use the term “health professional”—try to gain as complete as possible a picture of the reason why the patient has come, the medical problem (diagnosis), and any additional problems or issues the patient may have, whether they are physical, mental, or social. In other words, the health professional not only pays attention to the physical manifestations of a complaint but also assesses the patient’s care request. On the basis of this assessment, the health professional maps out the mental and social components, causes, and consequences of the problem. In this chapter, we will focus exclusively on the educational information and guidance you give your patients in this context.
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*This manual concerns only the patient as a discussion partner. In clinical practice, especially if using the BPS model, a health professional will also have other discussion partners such as a patient’s family members or other health professionals involved in a patient’s care. To keep things simple, we will not continually refer to these other discussion partners.
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Wouda, J.C., van de Wiel, H.B.M., Paarlberg, K.M. (2017). Communicator: The Gynecologist Who Could Not Convince His Patients. In: Paarlberg, K., van de Wiel, H. (eds) Bio-Psycho-Social Obstetrics and Gynecology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40404-2_26
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