(Mrs Holmes, left hip, 48 years old, listed for TJR by Surgeon B. In post-consultation interviews with patients, many patients were pleased with their consultation outcomes, but others expressed misgivings.
Reduced anxiety 1 week post-consultation was associated with a doctor who was more warm (t125=−2.2, P<0.05), and tended to be associated with a doctor who was more relaxed (t125=−1.9, P=0.062) and spoke longer about psychosocial issues (t136=−1.8, P=0.082).
The design has two main phases: a qualitative phase where researchers observed consultations and conducted post-consultation 'mirrored' interviews with patients and physicians separately; and a quantitative phase where data were collected using 'mirrored' questionnaires whereby patients and their GPs were asked the same questions respectively after the consultation.
Giving a clear explanation was positively associated with post-consultation anxiety and ill overall health among patients who felt low previous to the consultation.
This paper describes the development of the GPAQ (with post-consultation and postal versions) and presents a preliminary examination of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire.
Reduced patient anxiety immediately after consultation (Pre-consultation anxiety is subtracted from post-consultation measures of anxiety) was associated with a doctor who was more warm (t140=−3.2, P<0.01) and spoke longer about psychosocial issues (t151=−2.7, P<0.01).
Immediately after the consultation, patients completed a second questionnaire, to evaluate post-consultation anxiety levels.
Results were made available to researchers two weeks post-consultation.
(post-consultation interview, age 63, right hip, listed for TJR by Surgeon B) Mr Harris: But, you know, with the consultants you can't argue.
Barry et al. [ 45], the only included study to have conducted post consultation interviews with parents, identified two cases where misinterpretation of parental information requests had resulted in prescription of unwanted and unnecessary antibiotics.
