OBJECTIVE: To relate specifically defined 'good consultations' (GC) to length of consultation, continuity, patients' age and sex, and different doctors. DESIGN: A questionnaire about consultation length, communication and problem character, given to doctors and patients immediately after consultations. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of GCs for different doctors in relation to time, continuity, and patients' age and sex were calculated. SETTING: 581 consultations were registered with six male general practitioners working at three different health centres in Umeå, a university town in northern Sweden. RESULTS: A significant difference in the number of GCs was only found between the doctors (p < 0.01). Length of consultation, patients' age and sex, and continuity and no impact on the GC frequency. CONCLUSION: The doctor as a person and his working style is most important in achieving good consultations in general practice. Length of consultation is less influential.
OBJECTIVE: To relate specifically defined 'good consultations' (GC) to length of consultation, continuity, patients' age and sex, and different doctors. DESIGN: A questionnaire about consultation length, communication and problem character, given to doctors and patients immediately after consultations. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of GCs for different doctors in relation to time, continuity, and patients' age and sex were calculated. SETTING: 581 consultations were registered with six male general practitioners working at three different health centres in Umeå, a university town in northern Sweden. RESULTS: A significant difference in the number of GCs was only found between the doctors (p < 0.01). Length of consultation, patients' age and sex, and continuity and no impact on the GC frequency. CONCLUSION: The doctor as a person and his working style is most important in achieving good consultations in general practice. Length of consultation is less influential.
Authors: G Talley Holman; John W Beasley; Ben-Tzion Karsh; Jamie A Stone; Paul D Smith; Tosha B Wetterneck Journal: J Am Med Inform Assoc Date: 2015-09-02 Impact factor: 4.497
Authors: Natasha Elmore; Jenni Burt; Gary Abel; Frances A Maratos; Jane Montague; John Campbell; Martin Roland Journal: Br J Gen Pract Date: 2016-10-24 Impact factor: 5.386