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Factors Associated with Patients' Trust in Their General Practitioner: a Cross-sectional Survey

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Journal Br J Gen Pract
Specialty Public Health
Date 2003 Nov 7
PMID 14601357
Citations 38
Authors
Carolyn Tarrant
Tim Stokes
Richard Baker
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Abstract

This study aimed to identify factors that are associated with patients' overall trust in their general practitioner (GP). A survey of patients in ten general practices in the East Midlands was conducted. Most patients (76%) reported high levels of trust in their GP. Regression analysis showed that measures of the quality of the GP-patient relationship (GP-patient communication, interpersonal care, and knowledge of the patient) were strongly associated with trust in a patient's usual GP, whereas patients' reports of duration of registration with the practice, and proportion of visits to the usual GP were not.

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