The development of an LTP should involve five phases, all including public consultation: i) preparatory study, ii) definition of the local goals of the LTP, iii) detailed diagnostic, iv) intervention plan, and v) drawing up of the LTP.
The XWP reported that there were two shortcomings in the initial consultation: (i) many participants only considered solid organ xenotransplantation, and (ii) participants did not represent 'all interest groups' (XWP 2003a, para 1.15 1.16).
A serious RTI necessitated a healthcare consultation, i.e. visit to a hospital or health post.
Per type of consultation, i.e. telephone advice, consultation at the GP cooperative, or home visit, number of patient contacts were registered.
Mastering the medical side of the consultation, i.e. in particular clinical reasoning and physical examination, was perceived as more important and challenging by students.
Additionally participants of the previous study and of the interviews suggested creating a public committee as a vehicle to facilitate ongoing public consultation (i.e. a citizens' council).
For each patient, PHC information was itemized and scored using spreadsheets standardized for each reason for consultation (i.e., febrile syndrome, anemia, unintentional weight loss and so on).
When physical activity was assessed between visits 5 and 6 for the immediate group this gave a measure of participation 12 weeks after the second consultation (i.e. 24 weeks after the initial consultation).
Peer consultation, i.e. networking among your professional colleagues and contacting specific investigators who are known to be active in the area can help identify additional studies and investigators.
Across these domains, we also distinguished between talk about experiences prior to acupuncture and those that occurred during and after the first acupuncture consultation, i.e. we applied a timeframe.
The CDWÖ register was established in 1998 and contain data on the patients' diagnoses according to ICD-10, personal identification number and healthcare unit visited from each consultation, i.e. visits at PHCs, hospitals and inpatient care, in Östergötland County.
