Telephone survey of private patients' views on continuity of care and registration with general practice in Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The desire of patients for personal continuity of care with a General Practitioner (GP) has been well documented, but not within non-registered private patients in Ireland. This study set out to examine the attitudes and reported behaviours of private fee-paying patients towards continuity of GP care and universal registration for patients.

Methods

Cross-sectional telephone survey of 400 randomly chosen fee-paying patients living within County Dublin. There is no formal system of registration with a GP for these patients. Main outcomes were attendance of respondents at primary health care facilities and their attitudes towards continuity of care and registration with a GP. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and using parametric and non-parametric tests

SUBMITTER: Carmody P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1851962 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature