Observational studyBMC family practice2021
Patients' experiences of the use of point-of-care ultrasound in general practice - a cross-sectional study.
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Patient Experiences of Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in General Practice: A Questionnaire Study
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed.
- Implementing point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in UK primary care: current and future perspectives.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Article
- Not Just a Diagnostic Tool: A Qualitative Study Exploring How Patients Experience Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Acute Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating the usability and practicality of AI-enabled smartphone-based obstetric ultrasound in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Approach of family physicians to the use of ultrasonography in Türki̇ye.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Bedside Clinical Ultrasound Performed by Family Physicians in Adult Patients With Abdominal Pain in a Hospital Emergency Department: Protocol for a Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound for rapid assessment of sarcopenia risk in inpatient frail older people: a cross-sectional study.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Observational
- Feasibility and utilization of point-of-care ultrasound devices in a prehospital setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2025Article
- Point of care ultrasound for monitoring and resuscitation in patients with shock.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Night vision: a new blueprint for bedside ultrasound training in medical residency.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Sustainable Family Medicine Obstetrics as a Safety Net for Marginalized Low Resource Communities 2005-2022: The Impact of Expanded Training and Office Redesign.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025Article
- 'Shades of grey': a focus group study on diagnostic uncertainty among general practitioners using point-of-care ultrasound.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Back to bedside: Renal point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) by internal medicine resident physicians for identification of hydronephrosis in patients with acute kidney injury.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
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- Point-of-care ultrasound in nephrology: A private practice viewpoint.World journal of methodology · 2024Review
- Disruptive Technology: Is It Pulling Us Away or Pushing Us Back to Patient-Centered Training?Neurology. Education · 2024Article
- Is it worth trying? A cross-sectional study on the implementation of point-of-care ultrasound in Hungarian primary care.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Implementation of lung ultrasonography by general practitioners for lower respiratory tract infections: a feasibility study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Trauma and violence informed perspectives on the transabdominal pelvic point-of-care ultrasound.CJEM · 2024Article
- World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (WONCA) Europe position paper on the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in primary care.Primary health care research & development · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) performed by general practitioners (GPs) in primary care settings is increasing. Previous studies have focused on GP-reported outcomes and little is known about patients' perspectives on the use of POCUS technology within the general practice consultation. The purpose of this study was to examine patients' experiences with POCUS in general practice within the areas where GPs have indicated that POCUS affected aspects of the consultation.
methodsA questionnaire was developed using a mixed methods sequential design. Analytical themes from interviews with GPs were converted into items in a questionnaire by the research team. The questionnaire was then further developed in several rounds of pilot tests involving both patients and GPs. The final questionnaire was used in a cohort study conducted in 18 Danish office-based general practice clinics from January 2018 to August 2018. All patients examined with POCUS were asked to complete the questionnaire on tablets immediately after their consultation.
resultsOut of 691 patients examined, 564 (81.6%) questionnaires were available for analysis. The patients reported that they were well informed about the purpose (98%) and the results (97%) of the POCUS examination; however, 29% reported that they were not informed about the difference between POCUS and an imaging-specialist's ultrasound examination. Almost all patients (99%) reported that POCUS was integrated naturally into the consultation, and 45% reported that POCUS improved the doctor-patient relationship. The majority of patients felt that they had been more thoroughly examined (92%) and taken more seriously (58%) when POCUS was part of the consultation. They felt POCUS gave them a better understanding of their health problem (82%), made them feel more secure (86%) and increased their trust in the physician's assessment (65%). Moreover, the patients reported that POCUS use improved the level of service (95%) they experienced and the quality of care (94%) in general practice.
conclusionWe found that an examination including POCUS in general practice was a positive experience overall for the majority of patients. Future research should further explore reasons for patient confidence in POCUS and whether or not the reassuring value of POCUS is valid.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03416608.
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