Understanding irritable bowel syndrome care: Co-create with patients and providers for diagnostic and management innovations

Figure 1 The conceptual framework for exploring patients’ perceptions of patient-centered care at the primary health care level in Uganda[40]. Citation: Waweru E, Smekens T, Orne-Gliemann J, Ssengooba F, Broerse J, Criel B. Patient perspectives on interpersonal aspects of healthcare and patient-centeredness at primary health facilities: A mixed methods study in rural Eastern Uganda. PLoS One 2020; 15: E0236524. Copyright© 2020 Waweru et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Figure 2 Overview of the identified stakeholders in the irritable bowel syndrome care process. These descriptions were based on findings from the interviews, Dutch College of Family Physician guidelines, and the irritable bowel syndrome patient advocacy organization webpage. CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy; HCPs: Health care professionals; FODMAP: Fermentable oligosaccharides disaccharides monosaccharides and polyols; FP: Family physician; IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome.