Table 4

Number (%) of GP/FPs reporting different levels of agreement with belief statements about primary care management of children and youth with psychosocial problems

Belief*
Level of Agreement



Strongly Disagree (Rating 1–2) N (%)
Neutral Range (Rating 3–5) N (%)
Strongly Agree (Rating 6–7) N (%)

1
270 (68.2)
121 (30.5)
5 (1.3)
2
19 (4.8)
245 (61.7)
133 (33.5)
3
252 (63.5)
73 (34.5)
8 (2.0)
4
61 (15.4)
232 (58.8)
102 (25.8)

* Belief statements:

1. These problems/conditions are usually mild and transient, so specific intervention or treatment is not usually required.

2. These problems/conditions are usually related to stresses in the family which are hard to manage.

3. The role of primary care physician should be very limited with these kinds of problems/ conditions.

4. Diagnosis/evaluation of these problems is often subjective and difficult.

Miller et al. BMC Family Practice 2005 6:12   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-6-12