How patients use access to their full health records: A qualitative study of patients in general practice

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 538-544

  Fisher, Brian ^a   Bhavnani, Vanita ^b   Winfield, Marlene ^c  

^a Kings College London ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Connecting for Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868052274     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090328     Document Type: Article

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