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Who should give lifestyle advice in general practice and what factors influence attendance at health promotion clinics?
— survey of patients' views | | Author(s) | J Eggleston, J Gallagher, M Gallagher |
| Corporate Author | South Tyneside Patient Satisfaction Workshop |
| Journal title | British Journal of General Practice, vol 45, December 1995 |
| Pages | pp 669-671 |
| Keywords | Health clinics ; Screening ; General practice ; Health [elderly] ; Public opinion ; Social surveys ; South Tyneside. |
| Annotation | Health promotion activity in general practice has increased greatly since 1990. A large proportion of work is undertaken by practice nurses. However, little is known about patients' views about the providers of health promotion or their views about GP health promotion clinics. A postal questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 1,750 patients age 16 and over from 5 general practices in South Tyneside, exploring their preferences regarding health promotion advice. The response rate was 75%. Receiving health promotion advice from either the GP or the practice nurse was the most commonly preferred option expressed by patients overall. The ability of health promotion clinic staff to deal with patients' concerns about their illness as well as short waiting times were more likely to influence attendance at clinics than the presence of a GP or practice nurse. In the present study, many patients found health advice received from practice nurses and GPs equally acceptable. However, it was the ability of health professionals to respond to patients' health concerns in the clinic rather than the type of health professional running the clinic that was important for patients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980106224 A |
| Classmark | L6: 3V: L5: CC: U5: 3F: 86D * |
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