title: [The patients' and referring physicians' evaluation of the benefit of examination by a specialist].
abstract: 60 patients and their referring general practitioners were asked to evaluate the benefit of examination by a rheumatologist in an out-patient clinic. A large percentage of the patients (73%) and of the GPs (89%) were satisfied with the outcome of the examination, even though only 29% of the patients and 37% of the GPs thought that the advice given by the specialist had helped. A majority (60%) of the patients would have liked to have received more information from the specialist, about the diagnosis, and 49% patients claimed that they had not been given any advice on treatment. The results of this study will lead to a change in how we inform patients about diagnosis and treatment in our out-patient clinic.
authors: Revmatologisk avdeling, Haukeland sykehus, Bergen.
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Haga
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Lekven
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Brun
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bøe
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012219:Rheumatology; D000078329:Workforce
vernacular_title: Nytten av spesialistundersøkelse sett fra pasient og henvisende leges synspunkt.