Table 1 Attitudinal survey of practitioners participating in MUST
Statement | Agree completely | Agree partly | Unsure | Disagree partly | Disagree completely | missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
about patients with PMUS* N = 70 | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
I enjoy consultations with patients who have PMUS | 3 (4) | 17 (24) | 14 (20) | 30 (43) | 6 (9) | - |
I think patients with PMUS take up too much of my time, which I could use more productively with other patients | 4 (6) | 15 (21) | 5 (7) | 31 (44) | 15 (21) | - |
I find that patients with PMUS often cause me considerable stress | 8 (11) | 43 (61) | 3 (4) | 11(16) | 5 (7) | - |
I don't think it's worth trying to do much with patients who have PMUS | 0 (0) | 3 (4) | 5 (7) | 28 (40) | 33 (47) | 1 (1) |
I find that patients with PMUS present me with interesting diagnostic challenges | 13 (19) | 38 (54) | 5 (7) | 12 (17) | 1 (1) | - |
I find that patients with PMUS present me with interesting therapeutic challenges | 18 (26) | 40 (57) | 3 (4) | 7 (10) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
I often don't know how to help patients who have PMUS | 8 (11) | 33 (47) | 3 (4) | 21 (30) | 4 (6) | 1 (1) |
about reattribution training N = 35 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
The reattribution training programme did not really teach me anything new | 2 (6) | 11 (31) | 4 (11) | 12 (34) | 6 (17) | - |
It was easy to find time to concentrate on the training programme, despite the pressure of clinical work in my practice | 4 (11) | 10 (29) | 1(3) | 14 (40) | 6 (17) | - |
The training programme would have been better if it included more formal lectures | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 6 (17) | 8 (23) | 19 (54) | - |
I would have been more inclined to engage with the training programme if I'd been paid to attend the sessions | 3 (9) | 5 (14) | 6 (17) | 11 (31) | 10 (29) | - |
In general, I enjoyed the training programme | 15 (43) | 15 (43) | 3 (9) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | - |
I have found it easy to put reattribution into practice | 6 (17) | 20 (57) | 3 (6) | 6 (17) | 0 (0) | - |
I have already forgotten some of the reattribution stages | 4 (11) | 20 (57) | 1 (3) | 5 (14) | 5 (14) | - |
I often need several consultations with patients to achieve all the reattribution stages | 18 (51) | 14 (40) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | - |
There are lots of patients with whom reattribution does not work | 5 (14) | 12 (34) | 13 (37) | 4 (11) | 1 (3) | - |
In general, putting reattribution into practice makes my consultations with these patients more enjoyable | 7 (20) | 13 (37) | 9 (26) | 6 (17) | 0 (0) | - |
In general, putting reattribution into practice makes my consultations with these patients quicker | 1 (3) | 6 (17) | 10 (29) | 13 (37) | 5 (14) | - |