Patients' confidence in their GP before and after being diagnosed with cancer

General practice plays an important role in the cancer care pathway. The initial diagnostic phase may be crucial for the relationship between the patient and the GP. The aim was to describe whether patients' confidence in their GP changed after a cancer diagnosis, and analyse whether the change...

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Published in:British journal of general practice 2011-05, Vol.61 (586), p.e215-e222
Main Authors: Larsen, Mette B, Hansen, Rikke P, Olesen, Frede, Vedsted, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
General Practice - standards
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - psychology
Patient Satisfaction
Physician-Patient Relations
Professional Practice - standards
Trust - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:General practice plays an important role in the cancer care pathway. The initial diagnostic phase may be crucial for the relationship between the patient and the GP. The aim was to describe whether patients' confidence in their GP changed after a cancer diagnosis, and analyse whether the change in confidence was associated with doctor delay. Population-based cohort study with 1892 questionnaires sent to patients and their GPs in general practices in the former Aarhus County, Denmark. Information on patients' confidence in their GP was obtained from the patient questionnaire. Information on doctor delay was obtained from the GPs and defined as a period of 14 days or more from the date of first symptom presentation to the GP until cancer-specific investigation was initiated. Before the cancer diagnosis, 88.4% of the patients had confidence in their GP, which decreased to 80.0% after the diagnosis (P
ISSN:0960-1643
1478-5242
DOI:10.3399/bjgp11X572409