Consultations do not have to be longer

Consultations do not have to be longer

What patients wanted What patients got Pearson correlation 0.058 0.091 P value 0.414 0.196 Although others have found that longer consultations are associated with better quality care for patients with chronic conditions and higher patient enablement scores, 3 4 our findings indicate that consultati...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2002-08, Vol.325 (7360), p.388-388
Hauptverfasser: Jenkins, Linda, Britten, Nicky, Barber, Nick, Bradley, Colin P, Stevenson, Fiona A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Family Practice - organization & administration
General practice
Humans
Letters
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Physician-Patient Relations
Time Factors
United Kingdom
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Zusammenfassung:What patients wanted What patients got Pearson correlation 0.058 0.091 P value 0.414 0.196 Although others have found that longer consultations are associated with better quality care for patients with chronic conditions and higher patient enablement scores, 3 4 our findings indicate that consultations do not have to be longer for patients to have good outcomes, and even the shortest of consultations can provide all that patients want.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.325.7360.388