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Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy: Understanding Women's Decision-Making Process And Family Physicians' Views, Lemmese Alwatban
Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy: Understanding Women's Decision-Making Process And Family Physicians' Views, Lemmese Alwatban
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This thesis explored women’s and family physicians’ experiences with Bio-identical Hormone Therapy (BHT). It aimed to develop a deeper understanding of women’s decision-making process in choosing this therapeutic modality, and the influence family physicians may have on this process. To capture the phenomenon under study, two complementary and sequential qualitative studies were conducted. The studies involved in-depth interviews with women using BHT and family physicians that care for this population. The collective findings of both studies demonstrated the complexity of menopause care. The findings illuminated the major factors involved in women’s BHT decision-making process. It also offered important information about …
What Shapes Family Physicians' Patterns Of Care For Community Patients At End Of Life?, Joshua D. Shadd
What Shapes Family Physicians' Patterns Of Care For Community Patients At End Of Life?, Joshua D. Shadd
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Family physicians (FPs) care for the majority of community patients approaching end of life. Variations among FPs in care activities for these patients have potential implications for equitable access to care. This thesis used mixed methods to explore how FPs in southwestern Ontario, Canada care for these patients, and what shapes the variations. In the primary study, using grounded theory based on in-depth interviews, FPs reported differing in the timing, location and purpose of their activities. These variations were shaped by a process of ‘making it fit’, in which FPs weighed the implications of choices in their unique contexts. In …