OBJECTIVES To compare patients' and general practitioners' (GPs') evaluations of the quality of general practice care. DESIGN Written surveys among patients and GPs. SETTING General practice in the Netherlands. SUBJECTS 1772 patients (from 45 GPs) and a random sample of 315 GPs. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients' and GPs' evaluations of 23 aspects of general practice care and GPs' percepti...

AIM To assess the workload of general practitioners (GPs) in Austria, with a focus on identifying the differences between GPs working in urban and rural areas. METHODS Within the framework of the Quality and Costs of Primary Care in Europe (QUALICOPC) study, data were collected from a stratified sample of GPs using a standardized questionnaire between November 2011 and May 2012. Data analysis...

Background. We assessed risk of burnout in GPs during a 7-year followup and examined whether (1) thoughts about changing medical specialty increased the risk of burnout and (2) burned out GPs had higher job turnover rates than burnout-free GPs. Methods. In 2004 and 2012, all GPs in the county of Aarhus, Denmark, were invited to participate in a survey. Retirement status of physicians who partic...

BACKGROUND Non-specific neck pain is a common complaint in general practice. Little is known about GPs' experiences of managing non-specific neck pain. OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aims to elucidate GPs' opinions on the cause, diagnosis and management of non-specific neck pain and their experiences with patients suffering from this complaint. METHODS A purposive sample of 19 German GPs ...

Over the last decade, the 1-sample-per-second kinematic Global Positioning System (GPS) has been used as a displacement sensor in earthquake observations and for structural health monitoring. Many researchers in both seismology and engineering have expressed the desire for higher-sample-rate (10-sample-per-second or higher) GPS data to acquire high-frequency displacement information. We perform...

Pseudolites (PLs) are ground-based transmitters that transmit GPS-like signals. They have been used to test GPS system elements and to enhance GPS in certain applications by providing better accuracy, integrity and availability through the use of PL signals in addition to the GPS signals. PLs are also a promising technology for providing positioning in indoor, high multipath environments where ...

This cross-sectional study assessed changes between 1999 and 2003 in attitudes among Swedish general practitioners (GPs) toward smoking cessation activities and also assessed the effect of a nationwide quitline on GPs' smoking cessation activities. A random sample of 621 Swedish GPs answered a questionnaire mailed to their home addresses in spring 2003. When possible, the results of the present...

The integration of an Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS) is common in mobile mapping and navigation applications to seamlessly determine the position, velocity, and orientation of the mobile platform. In most INS/GPS integrated architectures, the GPS is considered to be an accurate reference with which to correct for the systematic errors of the inertial se...

BACKGROUND Sickness certification constitutes daily clinical practice for GPs. In April 2010, the UK sickness certification system changed to reflect the evidence that work is generally good for health and a new Statement of Fitness for Work - the 'fit note' - was introduced. Sickness certification is a contentious topic among GPs and the proposed fit note generated mixed reviews. AIM To expl...