Table 1 Questionnaire with criteria describing the consultation
From: GPs´ decision-making - perceiving the patient as a person or a disease
Criteria | Variable |
|---|---|
The patient | Age |
Sex | |
Problem characteristics | Diagnostic code and diagnosis in words |
Previously known problem/new problem according to the medical records | |
Somatic (yes/no) | |
Psychological or psychosocial (yes/no) | |
Main emphasis of the consultation | The symptom (yes/no) |
The patient as a person (yes/no) | |
Patient´s knowledge | The patient had identified the problem him/herself (yes/no) |
Decision-making | Immediate/gradual |
Certain/uncertain | |
Rule of thumb used (yes/no) | |
Rule of thumb in words | |
I (the GP) was satisfied (yes/no/don’t know) |