Impact on patients of expanded, general practice based, student teaching: observational and qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare patients' enablement and satisfaction after teaching and non-teaching consultations. To explore patients' views about the possible impact that increased community based teaching of student doctors in their practice may have on the delivery of service and their attitudes towards direct involvement with students.

Design

Observational study using validated survey instruments (patient enablement index--PEI, and consultation satisfaction questionnaire--CSQ) administered after teaching consultations and non-teaching consultations. Ten focus groups (two from each practice), comprising five with patients participating in prearranged teaching sessions and five with patients not participating in these.

Setting

Five general practices in west Suffolk and sou

SUBMITTER: Benson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC558616 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature