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The Doctor Will Fix It
Eric L. Johnson, MD
Grand Forks Clinic Ltd Grand Forks, ND
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(12):1223.
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In a recent article in the ARCHIVES, Cogswell and Eggert1 state that patients want doctors to provide more preventive care. Any physician in primary care would agree that this is not a particularly groundbreaking statement. However, I feel this reflects the all-too-common attitude of patients that the physician should "fix" whatever their problem is. Most patients seem aware of the dangers of smoking, being overweight, and lack of exercise, because these so-called preventive measures have been widely disseminated by the media. I cannot speak for everyone, but in my everyday practice, I find these messages more often than not are ignored.
The article does bring up the need for primary care physicians to take advantage of opportunities for practicing preventive medicine. However, this must include empowering patients with responsibility for their own lifestyle decisions.
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