| Doctors' perceptions of pressure from patients for referral. | |
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PMID: 2043816 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of pressure from patients on patterns of general practitioners' outpatient referrals. DESIGN: Survey of general practitioners' referrals to hospital outpatient departments during one week. SETTING: One health district. SUBJECTS: All (160) general practitioners in the health district. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Specialty of the referral, the reason for it, and its status (NHS or private) and the general practitioner's assessment of the degree of pressure exerted by the patient for the referral (much, little, or none). RESULTS: 122 (76%) general practitioners completed the survey. Younger general practitioners (aged less than or equal to 45) and those qualifying in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland reported greater pressure from patients to refer (p less than 0.03, p less than 0.001 respectively). Pressure was also greater for patients referred privately (p less than 0.001), for those referred for reassurance (p less than 0.05), and for those referred to clinics in psychiatry, rheumatology, dermatology, and orthopaedics. General practitioners with a higher referral rate (with total consultations in the week as the denominator) were more likely to report pressure (p less than 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The pressure from patients to refer reported by general practitioners is related both to general practitioners' characteristics and to the nature of the referral. Pressure to refer seems to explain some of the variation in referral rates among general practitioners. |
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Authors:
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D Armstrong; J Fry; P Armstrong |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) Volume: 302 ISSN: 0959-8138 ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Publication Date: 1991 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-07-16 Completed Date: 1991-07-16 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8900488 Medline TA: BMJ Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1186-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of General Practice, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London. |
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Adult Age Factors Attitude of Health Personnel* England Humans Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data* Perception Physician-Patient Relations Physicians, Family / statistics & numerical data* Private Practice Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data* State Medicine |
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