Do Irish general practitioners know how often their patients consult?
We report a study of the accuracy with which nine General Practitioners estimated the consulting rate of 889 patients over the preceding year. We found that their estimates were exact in 34% and that only 13 of 118 high frequency attenders were not detected. We conclude that single-handed GPs are aware of patient consulting rate, which has been shown to be a marker for unmet medical need.
Maguire
N
N
Summerhill Health Centre, Co. Meath.
Clarke
J
J
D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*