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ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2024

Unpacking complexity in addressing the contribution of trauma to women's ill health: a qualitative study of perspectives from general practice.

Jennifer MacLellan, Sharon Dixon, Francine Toye, Abigail McNiven

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Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jennifer MacLellanNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.ORCID 0000-0002-6872-5011
Sharon DixonNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.ORCID 0000-0002-7469-6093
Francine ToyePhysiotherapy Research Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford.ORCID 0000-0002-8144-6519
Abigail McNivenNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford.ORCID 0000-0001-5041-2095

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backgroundThere is an intricate relationship between the mind and the body in experiences of health and wellbeing. This can result in complexity of both symptom presentation and experience. Although the contribution of life trauma to illness experience is well described, this is not always fully recognised or addressed in healthcare encounters. Negotiating effective and acceptable trauma-informed conversations can be difficult for clinicians and patients.

aimTo explore the experience of primary care practitioners caring for women through a trauma-informed care lens. DESIGN AND

settingQualitative study in the general practice setting of England, with reflections from representatives of a group with lived experience of trauma.

methodThis was a secondary thematic analysis of 46 qualitative interviews conducted online/by telephone to explore primary care practitioners' experiences of supporting women's health needs in general practice, alongside consultation with representatives of a lived-experience group to contextualise the findings.

resultsFour themes were constructed: 'you prioritise physical symptoms because you don't want to miss something'; you do not want to alienate people by saying the wrong thing; the system needs to support trauma-informed care; and delivering trauma-informed care takes work that can have an impact on practitioners.

conclusionPrimary care practitioners are aware of the difficulties in discussing the interface between trauma and illness with patients, and request support and guidance in how to negotiate this supportively. Lack of support for practitioners moves the focus of trauma-informed care from a whole-systems approach towards individual clinician-patient interactions.

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General PracticeQualitative ResearchWomen's HealthAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelEnglandFemaleHumansPhysician-Patient RelationsPrimary Health Carebiopsychosocial modelscommunicationcomplexitygeneral practicetrauma-informed care

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