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Older people's perceptions of their general practitioner
Author(s)	Judith Keller, Jo-Anne Slee
Journal title	Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 20.1, March 2001
Pages	pp 36-40
Keywords	Attitude ; Personal relationships ; General practitioners ; Qualitative Studies ; Australia.
Annotation	As part of a larger study into the health and well-being of older Australians, their relationships with health and community service providers were explored. 49 older people in metropolitan Melbourne were interviewed. Most participants described their relationship with their general practitioner (GP) as being very important to them. Many described their GP as a friend. Key components of the relationship were faith and trust. Good communication skills, on the part of the GP, were also important. Consumerist attitudes were generally not apparent, and many of those interviewed would find the expectation to behave as a consumer very threatening. As in previous studies, most of the older people preferred very strong trusting relationships with their GP, and it was one of the most important relationships in their lives. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010424206 A
Classmark	DP: DS: QT6: 3DP: 7YA
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