Three paper-based tools to enhance older patients’ involvement in general practice care have been used and evaluated by 63 general practitioners (GPs) and 351 patients in 10 European countries and Israel within the IMPROVE project. In all countries the tested tools were helpful for some patients, by encouraging them to ask questions, address important issues and offer their own opinions. In none of the particip...
Background. Patients’ evaluations can be used to improve health care and compare general practice in different health systems. Aim. To identify aspects of general practice that are generally evaluated positively by patients and to compare opinions of patients in different European countries on actual care provision. Method. An internationally-validated questionnaire was distributed to and completed by patients ...
Insight into patients’ priorities with respect to health care should complement the views of professionals and policy makers on what is thought to be appropriate health care. To determine the strengths and weaknesses of general practice care from patients’ perspectives written surveys were performed among patients in Denmark, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and United Kingdom (n=3540). Th...
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