title: [Expectations from a system of personal general practitioners. A questionnaire study among general practitioners in the municipality of Bergen].
abstract: Four municipalities in Norway have tested out a system of personal general practitioners, where all inhabitants aged 12 or more could choose their personal doctor. The doctor's responsibility, work-load and economy were determined by his/her specified list of patients. Doctors employed in primary health care showed a significant interest in the subject, and the ongoing personal doctor trial. To prepare for possible reorganization to this new system in the municipality of Bergen, a survey was carried out in January 1995 among all 145 general practitioners in Bergen, of whom 70% responded. Data from the survey indicated that a larger share of women than men had low expectations concerning a system of personal general practitioners. Only 19 out of 101 general practitioners were positive to introducing such a system.
authors.affiliation: Universitetet i Bergen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fosse
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jøsendal
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload