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Priority Setting and Waiting Time Decision in the Referral Process, How and by Whom?

NCT01976221 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2021-10-01

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Summary

The referral letter is used for different purposes: a request for a special diagnostic assessment or medical treatment that the GP cannot perform for the patient, an invitation to have a second opinion about a clinical problem or a wish for mutual responsibility for the medical handling. The individual referral rate between GPs varies greatly, and is an important determinant of secondary care utilization. We wanted to study the various elements and factors having an impact on the referral process, from the moment the GP decides to refer the patient until the hospital consultant assess the referral and prioritise the patient for further investigation or treatment. How and why are we, the GPs who refer, so different? We wanted to

1. identify and describe general practitioners' reflections on and attitudes to the referral process and cooperation with hospital specialists
2. identify and describe hospital consultants' reflections on and attitudes to the referral process and cooperation with general practitioners
3. identify typologies characterising GPs in the referral practice

Conditions

  • Communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bergen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anders Baerheim, Professor · Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Norway

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2018-10-10

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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