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Minor Illness

Minor Illness. What? Who? When? Where? Why?. Definition. Minor illness is any condition which is self-limiting and does not prevent the patient from carrying out their normal functions for more than a short period of time. Minor or Major?. Who defines?

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Minor Illness

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  1. Minor Illness • What? • Who? • When? • Where? • Why?

  2. Definition Minor illness is any condition which is self-limiting and does not prevent the patient from carrying out their normal functions for more than a short period of time.

  3. Minor or Major? • Who defines? • Does it matter in a practical sense? • Is minor illness any more or less important than major illness? • Health-Seeking behaviour

  4. Health Seeking Behaviour • Doctor Factors • Patient Factors • Social Factors

  5. Doctor Factors • Health beliefs • Value judgements • Competitive pressures

  6. Patient Factors • Health beliefs • Previous experience • Domestic factors • Work factors

  7. Social Factors • Employers • Health Authorities • Media

  8. General Minor

  9. Specific Minor • See Fry J “General Practice – The Facts” (1993) • Top 5 • Backache 120/2000 patients/yr • Sore throat 120/2000 patients/yr • Eczema 100/2000 patients/yr • Otitis media 92/2000 patients/yr • UTI 60/2000 patients/yr

  10. Heartsink A patient who, by their very presence, can produce negative feelings in the Doctor irrespective of any prejudices on either part. • Usually relates to previous health-seeking behaviour felt to be inappropriate. • May be because of a sense of incurability • May be because of game playing

  11. Game Playing • Transactional Analysis • Parent • Adult • Child • Good Transactions • Bad Transactions

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