Assessing the acceptability to general practitioners of the French College of General Medicine’s recommendations on considering patients’ social situations: a Delphi study

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Richard and colleagues published in twenty twenty-four a Delphi study on French guidance for doctors to consider patients' social situations. Social conditions strongly shape health, and general practitioners can act on them during care. The French College of General Medicine issued one hundred proposed actions in twenty twenty-two. The team asked practicing doctors whether those proposals were relevant and workable. Twenty-five doctors rated grouped themes over two Delphi rounds. Acceptability required high scores on both relevance and applicability.

Twelve themes passed both tests after the two rounds. Accepted themes spanned individual, organizational, and territorial levels of action. Relevance scored very high for every accepted theme. Applicability was more mixed, and participants suggested improvements. The authors say practice organization and care pathways need adaptation. Wider health system change and political commitment are also required, they conclude.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11647281