Patienternes vurdering af de praktiserende laeger. Sammenhaeng med laegens kön og alder
Engelsk titel: Patients' assessment of their general practitioners. Significance of physician gender and age
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Författare:
Heje, Hanne N
;
Olesen, Frede
;
Vedsted, Peter
Email: hh@alm.au.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 8
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 10041927
Sammanfattning
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to examine to which extent the patients' assessment of their general practitioner was associated which the gender and age of the physician. Material and methods: A survey among patients registered with the GPs assessing 23 aspects of the GP-patient relationship, medical care, information and support, organisation of care and accessibility. Analyses of associations between the assessments and the gender and age of the physicians. Results: A total of 703 doctors participated in the study. Assessments from 56,652 patients were included in the analyses (response rate 73.1%). We found that patients perceived male physicians as more accessible than their female colleagues. The younger doctors were assessed more positively than their older colleagues on certain aspects, but the numeric differences between the groups were minor. Conclusion: Female general practitioners may benefit from paying more attention to the accessibility aspect. Older physicians may benefit from emphasizing their patients' need for participation, information and a sense of continuity.