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The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP’s Consultation
Joint Authors
Kiviranta, Anni
Kuusela, Maisa
Vainiomäki, Paula
Rautava, Päivi
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Evaluation at the end of a consultation is an element of a successful encounter.
The doctor should inquire if patient’s expectations were fulfilled and sum up the information given, the examinations performed, and the decisions made with the patient.
This way the patient would be fully aware of what has been decided and that the problems and expectations of the patient had been taken into account.
Twenty consultations of four general practitioners (GPs) in Finland were videotaped.
The doctors were men and women, two of them had a long experience and two were trainees in general practice.
The data (videotapes, questionnaires, and interviews) were analysed by multiple research methods with investigator and methodological triangulation.
MAAS-Global Rating List was used as an assessment tool.
The evaluation of the consultation was often missing or having shortages; only one-third was assessed to be better than doubtful.
The assessments done by experienced GPs and the medical student were similar.
According to the result of this study as well as the information in the current literature, doctors in all periods of their career should repeatedly be reminded about the importance of the evaluation at the end of the consultation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kuusela, Maisa& Vainiomäki, Paula& Kiviranta, Anni& Rautava, Päivi. 2013. The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP’s Consultation. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kuusela, Maisa…[et al.]. The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP’s Consultation. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kuusela, Maisa& Vainiomäki, Paula& Kiviranta, Anni& Rautava, Päivi. The Missing Evaluation at the End of GP’s Consultation. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489333
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489333