BACKGROUND Few studies have assessed the importance of a broad range of verbal and non-verbal consultation behaviours. AIM To explore the relationship of observer ratings of behaviours of videotaped consultations with patients' perceptions. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational study in general practices close to Southampton, Southern England. METHOD Verbal and non-verbal behaviour was rated b...

The effect of a professional development program on the quality of care provided for infants and toddlers was assessed with a sample of 160 caregivers in 96 infant–toddler rooms in 48 childcare programs. Caregivers participated in a 3-month training course with a standardized curriculum of five 3-hour group classes and an out-of-class project. A total of 123 participants in 70 classrooms also r...

This study was originally conducted as part of a consulting project to provide practical information and strategic advice to the management of a professional soccer team in Korea. The consultation commenced when the management decided to transfer the team from its original home town to a town in another region. Since it was the first time in that region’s history that any kind of a professional...

BACKGROUND Outcomes from GPs' consultations have been measured mainly with disease specific measures and with patient questionnaires about health, satisfaction, enablement and quality. The aim of this study was to explore GPs' conceptions of consultation outcomes. METHODS Interviews with 17 GPs in groups and individually about consultation outcomes from recently performed consultations were a...

BACKGROUND Adherence to advice given by the consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatrist is a prerequisite for the effectiveness and success of psychiatric consultation. It is unknown which factors are associated with better adherence to advice. AIM To review the adherence of consultees with advice given by the psychiatrist during inpatient consultation. METHOD Systematic literature review. RES...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the psychosocial factors associated with consultation for low back pain. DESIGN Two phase cross sectional postal survey. SETTING Bradford Metropolitan Health District. SUBJECTS 1813 adults responding to the phase 1 questionnaire. 540 of the 782 with an episode of low back pain in the past 12 months completed the second questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Six ps...

Background: Outcomes from GPs' consultations have been measured mainly with disease specific measures and with patient questionnaires about health, satisfaction, enablement and quality. The aim of this study was to explore GPs' conceptions of consultation outcomes. Methods: Interviews with 17 GPs in groups and individually about consultation outcomes from recently performed consultations were a...

Introduction The current study aims to assess the level of patients' satisfaction and the factors contributing to patients' satisfaction toward family physicians (FPs) consultation, visiting primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) working under Ministry of Health, Jeddah. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study conducted in Jeddah from November 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017, we used consult...