Some diseases are described in the literature as sometimes acute, sometimes chronic: How do general practitioners take medical decisions when faced with “fluctuating” conditions? A qualitative study
These results challenge the acute/chronic dichotomy that is still applied to disease management but also highlight possible ways of improving the management of 'fluctuating' conditions.
Authors
- Étienne Audureau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-149X)
- Laura Moscova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3444-0999)
- Florence Pinsard-Laventure
- Émilie Ferrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-9634)
- Pascal Clerc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7393-0220)
- Julien Le Breton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7531-1132)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor (FR)
- Santé Publique France (FR)
- Société Française de Médecine d'Urgence (FR)
- Maison des Sciences sociales et des Humanités Ange Guépin (FR)
- Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR)
- Hôpitaux de Saint Maurice (FR)
- Générale de Santé (FR)
- Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323760
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00