Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe)
Globally, there has been a realisation that patient health issues are best understood in relation to biological, spiritual, psychological, and social factors rather than viewing illness in purely biological terms. The current study investigated the medical health practitioners’ views on collaboratio...
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| author | Pilot Mudhovozi Simba Mugadza Levison Maunganidze |
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| description | Globally, there has been a realisation that patient health issues are best understood in relation to biological, spiritual, psychological, and social factors rather than viewing illness in purely biological terms. The current study investigated the medical health practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists. A descriptive study was conducted. Stratified random sampling was employed to select practitioners from the different areas of specialisation. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The study produced mixed feelings. Although the participants felt that psychologists could be core members of the integrated health team, they however indicated that health institutions did not need psychologists, their patients did not require psychological intervention and they did not refer patients to psychologists. The study recommends that opportunities for collaboration between medical health practitioners and psychologists be explored and implemented at both informal and formal levels for the benefit of the patients. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-54662023-03-22T15:22:12Z Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) Pilot Mudhovozi Simba Mugadza Levison Maunganidze Department of Psychology, University of Venda , Thohoyandou, South Africa Department of Psychology, Midlands State University , Gweru, Zimbabwe Department of Psychology, Midlands State University , Gweru, Zimbabwe Perceptions Medical Practitioners Psychology Professionals Multi-Sectoral Globally, there has been a realisation that patient health issues are best understood in relation to biological, spiritual, psychological, and social factors rather than viewing illness in purely biological terms. The current study investigated the medical health practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists. A descriptive study was conducted. Stratified random sampling was employed to select practitioners from the different areas of specialisation. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The study produced mixed feelings. Although the participants felt that psychologists could be core members of the integrated health team, they however indicated that health institutions did not need psychologists, their patients did not require psychological intervention and they did not refer patients to psychologists. The study recommends that opportunities for collaboration between medical health practitioners and psychologists be explored and implemented at both informal and formal levels for the benefit of the patients. 44 1 91 94 2023-03-22T15:22:11Z 2023-03-22T15:22:11Z 2017-10-11 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5466 https://doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2015.11893465 en Journal of Social Sciences 2456-6756 open Kamla Raj Enterprises (KRE) |
| spellingShingle | Perceptions Medical Practitioners Psychology Professionals Multi-Sectoral Pilot Mudhovozi Simba Mugadza Levison Maunganidze Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title | Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title_full | Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title_fullStr | Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title_short | Medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of Harare (Zimbabwe) |
| title_sort | medical health care practitioners’ views on collaboration with psychologists in the city of harare (zimbabwe) |
| topic | Perceptions Medical Practitioners Psychology Professionals Multi-Sectoral |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5466 https://doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2015.11893465 |
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