The questionnaire was structured in 10 questions which examined the overall quality of the service, the contact with SC, the clinical website, the quality of consultations, the accuracy of suggestions, the equipment for data transmission, the duration of teleconsultations, the adherence to suggestions, the impact on solving clinical problems and the training utility.
However, less is known about the accuracy of the information on type of consultation, and primary care staff may be inclined to record face-to-face as the default option.
The accuracy of reported frequencies of GP consultations, use of other community services, and medications may have suffered.
Secondly, we wanted to identify the diagnostic accuracy of those cases that had neurologic consultation during care in the ED.
For the LEP groups, we analysed the influence of language of consultation and the type of interpretation used (if any) on (i) accuracy of the patient's understanding of disease status and (ii) expectation of cure.
Self-reported patient recall imposes some concerns about the accuracy of patients' recall of events from the consultation and patients' expectations may have been influenced as a result of the consultation.
Although many patients with gynecologic cancer undergo surgery, time constraints during the preoperative consultation may affect the accuracy of the information exchange, as well as compromise the quality of the patient assessment and care plan.
Stirling et al [ 9] examined factors, including consultation length, associated with accuracy of diagnosis of psychosocial distress in general practice.
Important findings of this study are that the provision of a summary letter after the consultation increased women's accuracy of risk perception and reduced anxiety, and that communications that facilitated understanding led to a greater reduction in depression.
Why the lack of consultation?
