Going to See the Doctor: The Consultation Process in General Practice.

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 776
Author(s):  
Gary L. Burkett ◽  
Gerry V. Stimson ◽  
Barbara Webb
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Consultation Process

An overview of general practitioner consultations in China: a direct observational study

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 682-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenwen Zhong ◽  
Zhuojun Luo ◽  
Cuiying Liang ◽  
Mengping Zhou ◽  
Li Kuang
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Practitioner ◽  
Treatment Planning ◽  
Patient Activation ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Planning History ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Visit Duration ◽  
Observation Code

Abstract Background General practitioner (GP) consultation has long been considered an important component of general practice, but few studies have focused on its characteristics in China. Objective This study aimed to explore the content and elucidate the characteristics of GP consultations in general practice in China. Methods A multimethod investigation of GP consultations in eight community health centres in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China was conducted between July 2018 and January 2019. Data from 445 GP consultations were collected by direct observation and audio tape and analysed by a modified Davis Observation Code with indicators for frequencies and detailed time durations. GP and patient characteristics were collected by post-visit surveys. Results The mean visit duration was approximately 5.4 minutes. GPs spent the most time on treatment planning, history taking, negotiating, notetaking and physical examination and less time on health promotion, family information collecting, discussing substance use, procedures and counselling. The time spent on procedures ranked first (66 seconds), followed by history taking (65 seconds) and treatment planning (63 seconds). Besides, patients were very active in the consultation, specifically for topics related to medicine ordering and drug costs. Conclusions This study described the profile of GP consultations and illustrated the complexity of care provided by GPs in China. As patient activation in GP consultations becomes increasingly important, future studies need to explore how to promote the engagement of patients in the whole consultation process other than just requesting for medicine.

The Role of Culture in the General Practice Consultation Process

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreen Ali ◽  
Karl Atkin ◽  
Richard Neal
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
General Practice Consultation

Going to See the Doctor: The Consultation Process in General Practice

Sociology ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-193
Author(s):  
Margaret E. Reid
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Consultation Process

scholarly journals The need for new GP consultation models

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deen Mirza
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Medical Speciality ◽  
The World

In the 20th century, the discipline of general practice developed models of the consultation process. Thanks in part to this body of literature, general practice has emerged as arguably the most important medical speciality in the world. Now a variety of social factors have profoundly changed the nature of the GP consultation. This article questions the adequacy of these traditional GP consultation models in the context of developing constraints, and then describes two new consultation models for the 21st century.

Going to See the Doctor: The Consultation Process in General Practice

1976 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Susan Budd ◽  
Gerry Stimson ◽  
Barbara Webb
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Consultation Process

Consultation Process Research in General Practice

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (sup2) ◽  
pp. 59-59
Author(s):  
Lars Chr Lassen ◽  
Theo Scofield ◽  
Carl Edvard Rudebeck ◽  
Kirsti Malterud ◽  
Ray Fitzpatrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Process Research ◽  
Consultation Process

Career development subsequent to general practice training

1983 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 767-770
Author(s):  
SL Handelman ◽  
PM Brunette ◽  
ES Solomon
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Career Development ◽  
General Practice Training
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