Are patients' preferences regarding the place of treatment heard and addressed at the point of referral: An exploratory study based on observations of GP-patient consultations

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Victoor, Aafke ^a   Noordman, Janneke ^a   Sonderkamp, Johan A ^a   Delnoij, Diana M J ^b,c   Friele, Roland D ^a,b   Van Dulmen, Sandra ^a,d,e   Rademakers, Jany J D J M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Health Care Insurance Board   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Choice behaviour; Communication; General practitioners; Healthcare providers; Healthcare reform; Patient freedom of choice laws; Physicians' role; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84889841679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-189     Document Type: Article

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