The teaching on the course was primarily performed by two nurses with several years experience of consultations for people with diabetes, autonomy support, and learning processes.
Discussions included people with diabetes (both types 1 and 2, including those who have experience of consultations with diabetologists in the hospital outpatient setting), GPs, diabetologists, DSNs, practice nurses and lay and professional members of the Diabetes Research Network and Primary Care Network.
In response to the question "To what extent do you use in-hospital conferences or other such means to discuss the attachment or disconnection of an artificial respirator to patients, the initiation or withdrawal of tube feeding, and other such matters of judgment?," 28% of the physicians responded with "frequently," 45% answered "very seldom," and 27% responded with "no experience of consultation".
In response to the question "To what extent do you consult with your colleagues regarding the attachment or disconnection of an artificial respirator to patients, the initiation or withdrawal of tube feeding, and other such matters of judgment?," 50% of the physicians responded with "frequently," 42% answered "very seldom," and 8% responded with "no experience of consultation".
These centres were selected on the basis that they spanned diverse rural and urban catchment areas, and employed between one and four consultants, to enable parents to report potentially diverse experiences of consultations.
how personal, longitudinal continuity of care is related to certain patient characteristics; and what were patients' experiences of consultations with doctors working in Finnish primary care centres.
This review aims to compare existing literature reporting patient experiences of consultations in which OA is discussed with GP attitudes and beliefs regarding OA, in order to identify any consultation events that may be targeted for intervention.
Sanders et al (2004) report patients' negative experiences of consultations in primary care with some GPs reinforcing a model of OA as a normal part of ageing and for which nothing could be done [ 31].
The aim of this study was to ascertain: how personal, longitudinal continuity of care is related to certain patient characteristics; and what were patients' experiences of consultations with doctors working in Finnish primary care centres.
Our secondary findings led us to the hypothesis that if questionnaires are extended to explore more detailed experiences of consultations and patient behaviours, responses may be subject to additional response bias.
The guide was composed of broad themes including the participants' perceptions of the health facility services offered for pregnancy, child birth, and postpartum care; their experiences of consultations at health facilities during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum; and their interactions with health care providers.
