Table 7

Patient satisfaction questionnaire. (Original items are in Dutch)

Scale 1. Accessibility by phonet,c,v


It was easy to find the phone number of the GP cooperative#

(+)

It was easy to get through on the telephone

(+)

The time until the doctor's assistant picked up the phone was short

(+)


Scale 2. Doctor's assistant's attitudet,c,v


The doctor's assistant was friendly on the phone

(+)

The doctor's assistant had enough time to talk to me on the phone

(+)

The doctor's assistant seemed to understand the problem

(+)

The doctor's assistant took my problem seriously

(+)

The information given by the doctor's assistant was very clear

(+)


Scale 3. Questions asked by the doctor's assistantt,c,v


The doctor's assistant asked too many questions

(-)

I thought it was annoying that the doctor's assistant started with noting my personal data before asking about my complaints

(-)


Scale 4. Urgency of complaintt,c,v


I believed my problem was very severe

(+)

I thought my problem needed immediate care

(+)


Scale 5. Advice given by doctor's assistantt


The doctor's assistant's information about my problem was good

(+)

The advice the doctor's assistant gave me was very useful

(+)

The telephone advice by the doctor's assistant had reassured me

(+)

The telephone advice by the doctor's assistant was sufficient considering my problem

(+)

I thought the doctor's assistant was right to give me telephone advice only

(+)


Scale 6. Waiting time at the cooperativec


I thought I had to wait too long at the registration desk

(-)

I thought I had to wait too long before the GP came to see me

(-)


Scale 7. Waiting roomc


There was enough material (magazines et cetera) in the waiting room to entertain the patients

(+)

The waiting room looked very clean

(+)


Scale 8. Distance to the GP cooperativec


I think the travel time from my house to the GP cooperative is too long

(-)

The GP cooperative is easy accessible

(+)


Scale 9. Treatment by the GPc,v


The GP took my problem seriously

(+)

The GP was friendly

(+)

The GP gave me clear information about my problem

(+)

The advice the GP gave me was very useful

(+)

The GP had enough time for me during the consultation

(+)

I was very pleased with the treatment by the GP

(+)


Scale 10. Waiting time until GP arrivesv


I thought it took too long for the GP to arrive

(-)


Scale 11. Overall satisfactiont,c,v


I am satisfied about this contact with the GP cooperative

(+)

I am satisfied about the time it took to help me

(+)

I think the GP cooperative functions very well

(+)

Satisfaction rating on a scale from 1 to 10 regarding the functioning of the GP cooperative

Satisfaction rating on a scale from 1 to 10 regarding the telephone procedure at the GP cooperative,*


t scale for the patients group who received telephone advice only

c scale for the patients group who attended the GP cooperative for a consultation

v scale for the patients group who received a home visit

* this item was excluded from the scale related to patients who attended the GP cooperative

# this item was excluded from the scale related to patients who received a home visit

these items have been divided by two to reach the same range as the other items.

van Uden et al. BMC Health Services Research 2005 5:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-5-6

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