title: [A personal physician, wishes and realities in Northern Norway. A patient study in Northern Norway in 1987].
abstract: Among patients consulting general practitioners in northern Norway, 57% had a stable relationship with one doctor, according to answers to a questionnaire. Rather than having a free choice between several doctors, 85% preferred to have a personal doctor. About half the patients wanted the same doctor for the whole family. Even if they had to wait longer for the consultation, 63% would prefer to meet their own doctor. A personal doctor was much less common in northern Norway than in the rest of the country, which could be put down to lower stability in the practices.
authors: Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Tromsø.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Melbye
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Aaraas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Fast lege, ønsker og realiteter i Nord-Norge. Pasientundersøkelsen i Nord-Norge 1987.