PhD Scientific Days 2017

Oral Presentations: Mental Health

Patient information as a right of hypertension patients presenting in primary GP care

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Dr. Lengyel, Ingrid, PhD

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EMMI

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+36302387370

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lengyel.ingrid@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Patient information as a right of hypertension patients presenting in primary GP care

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Ingrid Lengyel
Semmelweis Egyetem/Budapest

Szekció

Oral Presentations: Mental Health

Data of the presenter

4/2. Doctoral School : mental health sciences
Program: „Patient information as a right of hypertension patients presenting in primary GP care”
Supervisor: Jozsef Kovacs
E-mail address: kovacs.jozsef@med.semmelweis-univ.hu

Text of the abstract

Introduction
This study deals with one of the major deficiencies of Hungarian health care: providing patient information is often inadequate, despite being legislated by the 1997 Act on Healthcare. Adequate information provision should form the basis of the doctor – patient interaction as well as other tasks and events arising from it. This is a measurable aspect that can be evaluated according to precise criteria, however, the interpretation of results can carry the extremities of subjectivity. This cross-sectional study focuses on adult general practices (GP). In particular, the research examines patient information provided to hypertensive patients in primary GP care.
Aims
The goal of the study is to examine aspects of patients’ information provision in primary GP care, and make innovative recommendations for good practices, based on the survey results (patient feedback). Best practices should be able to support smoother healthcare provision and these can be systematically included in the training programmes of GP residents.
Improving doctor-patient interactions is essential, since the majority of patients’ rights complaints arise from deficiencies in providing information, not using the appropriate tone of voice and thus not giving equal access to healthcare.
Method
The backbone of the research is a survey questionnaire where related questions are asked together, hence the analysis is presented in a systematic way. Questions relating to personal information are followed by inquiries about the healthcare system. Afterwards, questions dealing with the GP, the individual’s health status and the patients’ relationship with their general practitioner follow. The final section deals entirely with the provision of information to patients. The sample size exceeds 1% of the population in one district in Budapest (n=540).
Results -conclusions
Qualitative and quantitative analyses of results are expected, thus supporting the notion that the importance of patient information is not merely a legal and ethical concerns, but also a matter of healthcare economics.

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Előadó

1109

Authors (legacy)

Ingrid Lengyel
Semmelweis Egyetem/Budapest