BACKGROUND Trust is a fundamental component of the patient-doctor relationship and is associated with increased satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and continuity of care. It is not clear if there are interventions known to be effective in enhancing patient trust in doctors. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions intended to improve a patient's trust in the doctor or a group of d...

Acknowledgements The work presented in this thesis was made possible by a grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The Dutch case-control study of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease was supported by a grant from the SOOM foundation, financed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The collaborative re-analysis of case-control

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of doctors and nurses caring for patients with delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to describe the process of delirium management. SETTING This study was performed in 5 ICUs located within 4 hospitals in Madrid (Spain). PARTICIPANTS Purposeful sampling was performed which included (1) doctors and nurses working in ICU...

Every year in England and Wales there are about 200 million consultations between patients and general practitioners. Yet knowledge about these consultations is uneven and, in many aspects, scanty. There are statistics about the numbers, cost, and content of the prescriptions that are made up as a result of these consultations. The survey of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Office of...

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OBJECTIVE To explore whether responses to questions in surveys of patients that purport to assess the performance of general practices or doctors reflect differences between practices, doctors, or the patients themselves. DESIGN Secondary analysis of data from a study of access to general practice, combining data from a survey of patients with information about practice organisation and docto...

Background Since its establishment in 1996, World Arthritis Day is celebrated every year on the 12th of October, across world and my country as well. Several events-campaigns, take place aiming to raise awareness among general public, stakeholders, politicians people with Rheumatic Musculoskeletal diseases, health care professionals, elected officials relevant governmental authorities. Giving m...

• Hospital doctors’ working conditions and emigration rates are intricately interconnected. Participants described contrasting experiences in Irish Australian health systems. Contrasting were shaped by the organisational features of medical work. Effective retention requires an understanding how systems shape frontline experiences. Medical migration is a global phenomenon. In Ireland, hospital ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the impact of financial incentives for quality of care on practice organisation, clinical autonomy, and internal motivation of doctors and nurses working in primary care. DESIGN Ethnographic case study. SETTING Two English general practices. PARTICIPANTS 12 general practitioners, nine nurses, four healthcare assistants, and four administrative staff. MAIN OUTCOME ME...