[What are users views of medical residents attending primary care consultations?].
OBJECTIVE
To find what users think of the presence of medical residents (MIR) at primary care consultations.


METHODS
Observational and cross-sectional descriptive study.


METHODS
Urban health centre.


METHODS
421 patients, selected by systematic sampling, attending consultations of MIR tutors.


METHODS
A structured questionnaire was drawn up, with some closed questions with multiple-option replies on the Likert scale; and others with a yes/no or "indifferent" reply. The questionnaires were filled out in the waiting-rooms.


RESULTS
100% (63% women, 37% men) answered the questionnaire. 71% preferred to be seen by the same doctor; and 68% thought they were better treated if they were always seen by the same doctor. 89% thought that the presence of the resident was a necessary part of his/her training; 90% were not bothered by his/her presence during the consultation; 82% thought the resident did not obstruct in any way their relationship with the doctor; 94% thought that the presence of the resident had never stopped them mentioning something important; 55% thought that patients had the right to an opinion on the presence of the resident.


CONCLUSIONS
Most patients valued the presence of residents at consultations positively and thought it a necessary part of their training.
Rabanaque Malléna
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G
Tutores de residentes de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. CS de Puerto de Sagunto. Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain.
García Domingoa
C
C
Martínez Perpiñáa
S
S
Dolz Domingo
A
A
Ordoño Domínguez
F
F
Rubio Sanjaime
P
P
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires