Patient-initiated camera phone images in general practice: A qualitative study of illustrated narratives

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 622, 2014, Pages

  Tan, Lawrence ^a   Hu, Wendy ^a   Brooker, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Communication; General practice; Photography; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOBILE PHONE; NARRATIVE; PATIENT CARE; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; AUSTRALIA; DEVICES; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CELL PHONES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903318773     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X679723     Document Type: Article

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