Doctor! Did you Google my symptoms? A qualitative study of patient perceptions of doctors' point-of-care information seeking.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore patient perceptions regarding doctors' information seeking during consultations.

Design and setting

Qualitative interviews with participants from six general practice waiting rooms in South East Queensland, Australia. Participants were asked about their experiences and opinions, and to comment on short videos of simulated consultations in which a doctor sought information. The interviews were analysed through a process of iterative thematic analysis using the framework of Braun and Clarke.

Participants

The 16 participants were purposively sampled including 5 men and 11 women from a diverse range of educational and age groups.

Results

How a doctor's need to look up information impacted patient impressions of competence and trust was an overa

SUBMITTER: Tranter I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335025 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature