ArticleIrish journal of medical science2011
Why do patients change their general practitioner? Suggestions on corrective actions.
Article in Irish journal of medical science, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Patient-reported negative interpersonal experiences in Polish primary care and their association with healthcare avoidance: a large-scale cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Why Do Primary Care Patients Change Their Physicians: An Overview of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study with general practitioners and paediatricians in Austria and Germany.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Patients' Shift from Public to Private Primary Health Care Providers in Lithuania: Analysis of the Main Reasons.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
aimsThe aim of this study was to determine what made people want to change their choice of general practitioners (GP). Furthermore, the study aimed to correlate the perceived quality of patient-GP communication with the motives inducing individuals to change their doctors.
methodsAll people requesting to change their GPs were asked by the office staff to complete a questionnaire.
resultsThe study identifies the following main reasons for changing GP: patients perceived the doctor as unwilling to listen to them; patients did not receive the services that they considered useful for their health; and patients perceived the doctor's disorganization as an obstacle to accessibility.
conclusionsThese findings suggest several actions to improve the doctor-patient relationship, including training for physicians to develop their communication skills; involving public health operators in helping to understand the rights and obligations of patients and doctors; and a reorganization of the GP's workload.
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