General practitioners' consultation counts and associated factors in Swiss primary care - A retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Research on individual general practitioner (GP) workload, e.g. in terms of consultation counts, is scarce. Accurate measures are desirable because GPs' consultation counts might be related to their work satisfaction and arguably, there is a limit to the number of consultations a GP can hold per day without jeopardizing quality of care. Moreover, understanding the association of consultation counts with GP characteristics is crucial given current trends in general practice, such as the increasing proportion of female GPs, part-time work and group practices. AIM:The aim of this study was to describe GPs' consultation counts and efficiency and to assess associations with GP and practice variables. METHODS:In this retrospective observational study we used routine data in electronic

SUBMITTER: Rachamin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6938322 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature