title: [The health survey in Finnmark--how is the population satisfied with community health services?].
abstract: Global satisfaction with primary health care services among men and women aged 20 to 62 was examined in a comprehensive population study in the county of Finnmark in 1987-88. Access to general practitioners was found to be the most important determinant of global satisfaction. People were least satisfied in larger municipalities, in municipalities with low stability of doctors, and, when they had experienced difficulties in getting in touch with a doctor when the need arose. There was positive association between satisfaction with life in general and satisfaction with primary health care services. Various measures of health status, chronic disease and use of health services were found to have marginal or no impact on the overall assessment.
authors.affiliation: Fylkeslegekontoret i Finnmark, Vadsø.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fylkesnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011787:Quality of Health Care
vernacular_title: Helseundersøkelsen i Finnmark--hvor fornøyde er folk med kommunehelsetjenesten?