RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 GPs' attitudes to personal continuity: findings from everyday practice differ from postal surveys
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 536
OP 538
VO 56
IS 528
A1 Henk Schers
A1 Hans Bor
A1 Wil van den Bosch
A1 Richard Grol
YR 2006
UL http://bjgp.org/content/56/528/536.abstract
AB 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.