Factors associated with patients' trust in their general practitioner: a cross-sectional survey.

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Carolyn Tarrant, Tim Stokes, Richard Baker

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Carolyn Tarrant: Clinical Governance Research & Development Unit, Department of General Practice & Primary Health Care, University of Leicester, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW. ccp3@le.ac.uk

PMID: 14601357

This study aimed to identify factors that are associated with patients' overall trust in their general practitioner (GP). A survey of patients in ten general practices in the East Midlands was conducted. Most patients (76%) reported high levels of trust in their GP. Regression analysis showed that measures of the quality of the GP-patient relationship (GP-patient communication, interpersonal care, and knowledge of the patient) were strongly associated with trust in a patient's usual GP, whereas patients' reports of duration of registration with the practice, and proportion of visits to the usual GP were not.

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Adolescent

Adult

Aged

Aged, 80 and over

Communication

Continuity of Patient Care

Cross-Sectional Studies

Female

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Physician-Patient Relations

Physicians, Family

Regression Analysis

Surveys and Questionnaires

Trust

Journal Article Multicenter Study

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