Expectations of patients towards a primary care physician,related to the reason for the current visit, with particular emphasis on patients aged 65+
Journal Title: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review - Year 2015, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Background. The patient during the visit seeks explanation of the disease, emotional support and information on tests and further diagnosis. Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the expectations of the patients towards a primary care physician, related to the reason for the current visit, with particular emphasis on patients 65+. Material and methods. The study was conducted in selected primary care institutions in Świętokrzyskie region, where a total of 422 patients were surveyed. The study used PRF research tool. The statements contained in the PRF include three factors that relate to expectations connected with the explanation of disease, the search for emotional support and obtaining information on tests. For statistical analysis U Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, Kruskal-Wallis test and the χ2 test were used. Results. The declared need to explain the disease is varied in age groups at a significance level of p = 0.027. The need for emotional support is varied in age groups at a significance level of p = 0.001. People aged 30–44 years have significantly lower declared need for emotional support than those aged 45–64 years and those aged 65 years and more (p = 0.02). The studies have shown that the declared need for information on tests and treatment is varied in age groups at a significance level of p = 0.001. However, no statistically significant differences were found in the need for information between studied patients over 65+ and the other age groups. Conclusions. The study showed that the main reason for visits of patients over 65 to a primary care physician is expectation to receive emotional support
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Agnieszka Strzelecka, Grażyna Nowak-Starz, Beata Karakiewicz
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