GPs' attitudes to personal continuity: findings from everyday practice differ from postal surveys

British Journal of General Practice

Wil van den Bosch¹  Henk Schers¹  Hans Bor¹  Richard Grol¹ 

[1] Department of General Practice, UMC St Radboud, The Netherlands

关键词: continuity of patient care;    family practice;    questionnaires;    physician-patient relations;   

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学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

We conducted a study in which we measured GPs' attitudes towards personal continuity directly after consultations, and identified which factors predicted its perceived importance. Moreover, we related these data to attitudes as measured by a postal survey. GPs varied considerably in their attitudes towards personal continuity. Continuity was valued for serious and psychosocial issues and also for routine checks for a chronic illness. There was no relation whatsoever between the importance that individual GPs attached to continuity after consultations, and their scores on the postal survey.

【 授权许可】

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